About Gamel Cemetery
Gamel Cemetery is a cemetery near Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri. The grounds sit at about 459 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: J. Scott Wolff. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2702341. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Zion Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Vinyard Funeral Home in Festus, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Festus. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Gamel Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- J. Scott Wolff1878-1958American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Gamel Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
38.21569, -90.40057
What Gamel Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Mount Zion CemeteryFestus, MOCemetery1.1 mi
- Old Crystal City CemeteryCrystal City, MOMunicipal cemetery1.1 mi
- Rose Lawn Memorial GardensCrystal City, MOMemorial park1.3 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryFestus, MOCemetery1.4 mi
- Madison CemeteryFestus, MOCemetery2.3 mi
- Baker CemeteryFestus, MOCemetery2.6 mi
- Assumption Catholic CemeteryHerculaneum, MOCatholic cemetery3.1 mi
- Zion Lutheran CemeteryPevely, MOLutheran cemetery4.3 mi
- Cook CemeteryFestus, MOCemetery4.5 mi
- Zion United Methodist Church CemeteryFestus, MOMethodist cemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Gamel Cemetery
- Vinyard Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Festus · (636) 937-4646
- Mahn Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Festus · (636) 937-4444
- Jefferson County Cremation Services4.1 miCremation provider · Pevely · (636) 479-6077
- Mahn Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · De Soto · (636) 586-2288
- Dietrich-Mothershead Funeral Home, Inc.9.8 miFuneral home · De Soto · (636) 586-3337
- St. Louis Cremation15 miCremation provider · Arnold · (636) 227-4491
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