About Walnut Grove Cemetery
Walnut Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Paris, Monroe County, Missouri. It lies about 0.8 mi south of Paris. The grounds sit at about 728 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Robert N. Bodine, Armstead M. Alexander and James R. Abernathy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 728306. The nearest other listed cemetery is Boomer Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Agnew Funeral Home in Paris, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 43 cemeteries we list in Monroe County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Paris. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 War of 1812 veteran.
- Robert N. Bodine1837-1914American politician
- Armstead M. Alexander1834-1892American politician
- James R. Abernathy1795-1886American lawyer
- Julia Stone Woods1874-1922American heiress
- Willa Mae Roberts1881-1961American politician (188_-1961)
- William Stone Woods1840-1917Millionaire of Kansas City
People whose Wikidata entry gives Walnut Grove 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
39.49170, -91.99794
What Walnut Grove 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
- Boomer CemeteryParis, MOCemetery0.6 mi
- Bowers CemeteryParis, MOCemetery1.1 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryParis, MOCemetery3.7 mi
- Shiloh CemeteryParis, MOCemetery3.8 mi
- Curtright CemeteryParis, MOCemetery4.6 mi
- Youngs CemeteryParis, MOCemetery5.0 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryParis, MOCemetery5.1 mi
- Deaver CemeteryParis, MOCemetery5.7 mi
- Scobee CemeteryParis, MOCemetery5.8 mi
- McKinney CemeteryParis, MOCemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Agnew Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Paris · (660) 327-4167
- Greening Eagan and Hayes Funeral14 miFuneral home · Shelbina · (573) 588-4134
- Garner Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Monroe City · (573) 735-4444
- Bienhoff Funeral Homes L.C.18 miFuneral home · Perry · (573) 565-3523
- Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home21 miFuneral home · Centralia · (573) 682-3703
- Oliver Funeral Home, L.L.C.21 miFuneral home · Centralia · (573) 682-2161
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