About Nelson Cemetery
Nelson Cemetery is a cemetery near Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri. It lies about 3.7 mi east of Hannibal. The grounds sit at about 728 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 723164. The nearest other listed cemetery is Minor - Sandage Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Smith Funeral Home & Chapel in Hannibal, about 2.6 mi away. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Marion County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hannibal. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.72626, -91.42487
What Nelson 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
- Minor - Sandage CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery0.6 mi
- Head CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery0.7 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery1.1 mi
- Rush CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery1.9 mi
- Bush CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery2.0 mi
- Whaley CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery2.3 mi
- Bear Creek CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery2.3 mi
- McWilliams CemeteryPalmyra, MOCemetery2.4 mi
- Baskett CemeteryPalmyra, MOCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Nelson Cemetery
- Hannibal Monument2.1 miMonument dealer · Hannibal · (573) 221-1874
- Smith Funeral Home & Chapel2.6 miFuneral home · Hannibal · (573) 221-8148
- James O'Donnell Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Hannibal · (573) 221-8188
- Grand View Funeral Home & Burial Park4.1 miFuneral home · Hannibal · (573) 221-6313
- Grand View Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · Hannibal
- Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel7.1 miFuneral chapel · Palmyra · (573) 769-2233
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