About Rolla Cemetery
Rolla Cemetery is a cemetery near Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Rolla. The grounds sit at about 1,112 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Arthur P. Murphy, Harriet Idola Exline Frizzell and Donald Leslie Frizzell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 751950. The nearest other listed cemetery is Christ Episcopal Church Columbarium, about 0.9 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Null & Son Funeral Home in Rolla, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 143 cemeteries we list in Phelps County, and 79 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rolla. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rolla Cemetery
Among them: 3 scientists, 2 football players, 1 US representative.
- Arthur P. Murphy1870-1914American politician
- Harriet Idola Exline Frizzell1909-1968United States arachnologist
- Donald Leslie Frizzell1906-1972American paleontologist
- Frank Dennie1885-1952American-football player
- Gale Bullman1901-1977American football player
- Guy Henry Cox1881-1922American geologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rolla 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
37.93939, -91.77001
What Rolla 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
- Christ Episcopal Church ColumbariumRolla, MOEpiscopal cemetery0.9 mi
- Ozark Hills Memorial GardensRolla, MOMemorial park1.4 mi
- Hawkins CemeteryRolla, MOCemetery2.0 mi
- Line CemeteryRolla, MOCemetery2.6 mi
- Dewing CemeteryRolla, MOCemetery2.7 mi
- Campbell CemeteryRolla, MOCemetery2.7 mi
- Falkenrath CemeteryRolla, MOCemetery2.9 mi
- Wiese CemeteryRolla, MOCemetery3.0 mi
- Old Dean CemeteryRolla, MOCemetery3.2 mi
- Light CemeteryRolla, MOCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Rolla Cemetery
- Null & Son Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Rolla · (573) 364-1200
- James & Gahr Mortuary1.5 miMortuary · Rolla · (573) 458-2262
- Rolla Cremation3.7 miCremation provider · Rolla · (573) 341-0220
- Teague and Sons Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Newburg · (573) 762-2090
- Jones Funeral Home9.3 miFuneral home · St James · (573) 265-3278
- James & Gahr Mortuary9.4 miMortuary · St James · (573) 265-3232
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