Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri

Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. It lies about 2.8 mi west of Kansas City. The grounds sit at about 804 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 32 notable people buried here, including Patricia Ellis, William Warner and Arnold Sutermeister. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 717552. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Saint Mary's Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Eley & Sons Funeral Chapel Inc in Kansas City, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 69 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Jackson County dates to 1842. 1 of the 83 listings in Jackson County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Kansas City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 4 US representatives, 3 architects, 3 Civil War veterans, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 musician, 1 physician.

• Patricia Ellis1918-1970
  American actress
• William Warner1840-1916
  American politician, Missouri
• Arnold Sutermeister1830-1907
  Union army officer
• John William Reid1821-1881
  American politician
• William Patterson Borland1867-1919
  American politician
• Abram Comingo1820-1889
  American politician
• Charles A. Smith1866-1948
  American architect
• Edward H. Allen1830-1895
  American politician
• Edward Lowe Martin1842-1912
  American politician (1842-1912); Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri 1873-1874
• John Calvin Pollock1857-1937
  United States federal judge
• John W. Wofford1837-1907
  American politician and judge
• Walter C. Root1859-1925
  American architect

People whose Wikidata entry gives Elmwood 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.

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.

• Mount Saint Mary's Cemetery

  Kansas City, MO
  Catholic cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Sheffield Cemetery

  Kansas City, MO
  Jewish cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Lincoln Cemetery

  Independence, MO
  Cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Mount Washington Cemetery

  Independence, MO
  Cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Jewish Cemetery (historical)

  Independence, MO
  Jewish cemetery

  2.7 mi
• Highland Cemetery

  Independence, MO
  Cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Kehilath Israel Blue Ridge Cemetery

  1901 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Independence, MO
  Jewish cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Blue Ridge Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery

  Independence, MO
  Memorial park

  3.2 mi
• Union Cemetery

  Kansas City, MO
  Cemetery

  3.3 mi
• Pitcher Cemetery

  Independence, MO
  Cemetery

  3.7 mi

• Eley & Sons Funeral Chapel Inc

  Funeral chapel · Kansas City · (816) 924-8700
  0.2 mi
• Mokan Crematory

  Cremation provider · Kansas City
  1.3 mi
• Golden Gate Funeral & Cremation Services LLC

  Cremation provider · Kansas City · (816) 255-3676
  1.3 mi
• Passantino Brothers Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Kansas City
  1.8 mi
• Passantino Bros Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Kansas City · (816) 471-2844
  1.8 mi
• Lawrence A Jones-Sons Funeral

  Funeral home · Kansas City · (816) 921-1800
  2.7 mi

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