Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri

Forest Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. It lies about 6.8 mi north of Kansas City. The grounds sit at about 899 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 49 notable people buried here, including Satchel Paige, Johnnie Taylor and Zack Wheat. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 718087. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Louis Memorial Chapel in Kansas City, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 66 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: 5 business leaders, 4 baseball players, 3 artists, 2 musicians, 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 architect, 1 governor.

• Satchel Paige1906-1982
  American baseball player and coach
• Johnnie Taylor1938-2000
  American singer-songwriter
• Zack Wheat1888-1972
  American baseball player
• Buck O'Neil1911-2006
  American Hall of Fame baseball player & manager
• Jesse M. Donaldson1885-1970
  American politician
• Thomas Theodore Crittenden1832-1909
  American politician
• Rufus R. Jones1933-1993
  American professional wrestler
• Emmet Montgomery Reily1866-1954
  American politician
• John L. Barkley1895-1966
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• Mason S. Peters1844-1914
  American politician
• Ad Brennan1887-1962
  American baseball player
• Harold Roe Bartle1901-1974
  American businessman, philanthropist and politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest Hill 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.

• Calvary Cemetery

  Kansas City, MO
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Rose Hill Cemetery

  Kansas City, MO
  Jewish cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Loose Memorial Park

  Kansas City, MO
  Memorial park

  2.4 mi
• Grange Cemetery

  Grandview, MO
  Cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Thomas H. Swope

  Raytown, MO
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Memorial Park Cemetery

  Raytown, MO
  Memorial park

  3.3 mi
• Green Lawn Cemetery

  Raytown, MO
  Cemetery

  3.4 mi
• Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery

  Roeland Park, KS · est. 1837
  Methodist cemetery

  3.4 mi
• Corinth Cemetery

  Leawood, KS
  Cemetery

  3.4 mi
• Woolford Farm Horse Cemetery

  Prairie Village, KS
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi

• Louis Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Kansas City · (816) 361-5211
  0.3 mi
• Kansas City Monument

  Monument dealer · Kansas City · (816) 333-0075
  0.3 mi
• Muehlebach Funeral Care

  Funeral home · Kansas City · (816) 444-2060
  0.3 mi
• Muehlebach Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Kansas City
  0.3 mi
• Serenity Memorial Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Kansas City · (816) 599-2939
  0.8 mi
• Signature Funerals

  Funeral home · Kansas City · (816) 214-5174
  2.5 mi

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