About West Ely Graveyard
West Ely Graveyard is a cemetery near Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri. It lies about 6.2 mi north of Palmyra. The grounds sit at about 722 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 732986. The nearest other listed cemetery is Finley Cemetery, about 2.8 mi to the south. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra, about 6.3 mi away. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Marion County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Palmyra. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.71044, -91.56571
What West Ely Graveyard 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
- Finley CemeteryMonroe City, MOCemetery2.8 mi
- Big Creek CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery3.3 mi
- Barkley CemeteryPalmyra, MOCemetery4.0 mi
- Foreman CemeteryNew London, MOCemetery5.0 mi
- Crane CemeteryPalmyra, MOCemetery5.7 mi
- Bear Creek CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery6.5 mi
- McWilliams CemeteryPalmyra, MOCemetery6.6 mi
- Bush CemeteryHannibal, MOCemetery6.8 mi
- Greathouse CemeteryMonroe City, MOCemetery6.9 mi
- Gottman CemeteryPalmyra, MOCemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near West Ely Graveyard
- Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel6.3 miFuneral chapel · Palmyra · (573) 769-2233
- Grand View Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Hannibal
- Grand View Funeral Home & Burial Park8.6 miFuneral home · Hannibal · (573) 221-6313
- Hannibal Monument9.3 miMonument dealer · Hannibal · (573) 221-1874
- Smith Funeral Home & Chapel9.6 miFuneral home · Hannibal · (573) 221-8148
- Garner Funeral Home9.8 miFuneral home · Monroe City · (573) 735-4444
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