About Lee's Summit Cemetery
Lee's Summit Cemetery is a cemetery near Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri. It lies about 1.1 mi west of Lee's Summit. The grounds sit at about 1,001 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Cole Younger, William S. Cowherd and Bob Younger. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1934394. The nearest other listed cemetery is Greenwood Cemetery, about 3.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Langsford Funeral Home in Lee's Summit, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 32 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, Lee's Summit. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lee's Summit Cemetery
Among them: 1 basketball player, 1 US representative.
- Cole Younger1844-1916American bank robber
- William S. Cowherd1860-1915American politician
- Bob Younger1853-1889American outlaw
- Jim Younger1848-1902American outlaw
- Bursheba Fristoe Younger1816-1870Mother of the Younger outlaws
- Lucille Davidson1924-2009American basketball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lee's Summit 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
38.91611, -94.36383
What Lee's Summit 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
- Greenwood CemeteryGreenwood, MO · est. 1866Christian cemetery3.7 mi
- Woods Chapel CemeteryBlue Springs, MOChurch cemetery4.7 mi
- Flanery CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery4.9 mi
- Ganzer CemeteryLee's Summit, MOCemetery5.1 mi
- Cowherd CemeteryBlue Springs, MOCemetery5.3 mi
- Johnson Family CemeteryBlue Springs, MO · est. 1870Family cemetery6.3 mi
- Longview Memorial Gardens Cemetery12700 Raytown Road, Kansas City, MOMemorial park6.3 mi
- Twelve Gates Memorial GardensRaytown, MOMemorial park6.5 mi
- Noland Oliver Besonia Church CemeteryRaytown, MOChurch cemetery6.6 mi
- Mid-America Muslim CemeteryGrandview, MOMuslim cemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Lee's Summit Cemetery
- Langsford Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Lee's Summit · (816) 524-3700
- Cremation Society of Kansas & Missouri6.1 miCremation provider · Lee's Summit · (816) 373-9888
- Longview Funeral Home & Cemetery6.3 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 761-6272
- Longview Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Kansas City
- Longview Funeral Home & Cemetery7.2 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 761-6272
- Marcom-Harvey Funeral Care7.9 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 763-9100
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