About Memorial Park Cemetery
Memorial Park Cemetery is a memorial park near Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri. It lies about 3.4 mi northeast of Raytown. The grounds sit at about 938 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Precious Doe. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 722225. The nearest other listed cemetery is Green Lawn Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Park Lawn Funeral Home in Kansas City, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 83 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 50 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, Raytown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Memorial Park Cemetery
- Precious Doe1997-2001American Murder Victim formerly known as "Princess Doe"
People whose Wikidata entry gives Memorial Park 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
38.98055, -94.51467
What Memorial Park 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
- Green Lawn CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery0.3 mi
- Thomas H. SwopeRaytown, MOCemetery1.6 mi
- Palestine CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery1.7 mi
- Floral Hills CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery1.8 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryRaytown, MOCatholic cemetery2.0 mi
- Twelve Gates Memorial GardensRaytown, MOMemorial park2.9 mi
- Rice CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery2.9 mi
- Noland Oliver Besonia Church CemeteryRaytown, MOChurch cemetery3.0 mi
- Collings CemeteryRaytown, MOCemetery3.1 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryKansas City, MOCemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Memorial Park Cemetery
- Park Lawn Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 523-1233
- Marcom-Harvey Funeral Care1.7 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 763-9100
- Newcomer’s Floral Hills Funeral Home & Floral Hills Cemetery2.0 miFuneral home · Kansas City · (816) 353-1218
- Serenity Memorial Chapel2.6 miFuneral chapel · Kansas City · (816) 599-2939
- Heartland Cremation & Burial Society3.6 miCremation provider · Raytown · (816) 353-1700
- Louis Memorial Chapel3.6 miFuneral chapel · Kansas City · (816) 361-5211
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