About Crown Hill Cemetery
Crown Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri. It lies about 1.1 mi southwest of Sedalia. The grounds sit at about 892 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Charles Yeater, Lucille McVey and John T. Heard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 716557. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hebrew Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Alexander-May Funeral Home in Sedalia, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 39 cemeteries we list in Pettis County, and 20 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sedalia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Crown Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 writer.
- Charles Yeater1861-1943Governor-General of the Philippines
- Lucille McVey1890-1925American actress, film director and screenwriter
- John T. Heard1840-1927American politician
- John William Palmer1866-1958American politician
- James Totten1818-1871United States Army officer
- Daniel I. Holcomb1845-1900American Civil War soldier
- Theodore A. Switzler1828-1879American military officer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Crown Hill 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
38.71658, -93.21537
What Crown Hill 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
- Hebrew CemeterySedalia, MOJewish cemetery2.4 mi
- Highland Sacred Gardens CemeterySedalia, MOCemetery2.6 mi
- Memorial Park CemeterySedalia, MOMemorial park3.2 mi
- Salem CemeterySedalia, MOCemetery4.6 mi
- Quisenberry CemeterySedalia, MOCemetery4.8 mi
- Abell CemeterySedalia, MOCemetery4.8 mi
- Olive Branch CemeterySedalia, MOCemetery6.1 mi
- Bethlehem Baptist Church CemeterySedalia, MOChristian cemetery6.5 mi
- Dresden CemeteryLa Monte, MOCemetery6.8 mi
- Smithton CemeterySedalia, MOCemetery7.1 mi
Funeral homes near Crown Hill Cemetery
- Alexander-May Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Sedalia · (660) 827-0585
- Mc Laughlin Funeral Chapel1.0 miFuneral chapel · Sedalia · (660) 826-8000
- Heckart Funeral Home & Cremation Services1.2 miFuneral home · Sedalia · (660) 826-1750
- Rea Funeral Chapel2.1 miFuneral chapel · Sedalia · (660) 826-4732
- Moore Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · La Monte · (660) 347-5490
- Fox Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Cole Camp · (660) 668-4425
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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