About Steele Cemetery
Steele Cemetery is a cemetery near Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska. It lies about 1.2 mi southeast of Falls City. The grounds sit at about 1,020 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including John H. Morehead, Alice Dovey and Arthur J. Weaver. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 833802. The nearest other listed cemetery is Falls City Catholic Cemetery, about 3.5 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dorr & Clark Funeral Home in Falls City, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Richardson County, and 20 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Falls City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Steele Cemetery
Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 governors, 1 actor, 1 World War II veteran.
- John H. Morehead1861-1942American politician
- Alice Dovey1884-1969American actress
- Arthur J. Weaver1873-1945American politician
- C. Frank Reavis1870-1932American politician
- Phillip Hart Weaver1919-1989American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Steele 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
40.06749, -95.62233
What Steele 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
- Falls City Catholic CemeteryFalls City, NECatholic cemetery3.5 mi
- Silver Creek CemeteryFalls City, NECemetery3.6 mi
- Maple Grove CemeteryFalls City, NECemetery4.5 mi
- Maple CemeteryFalls City, NECemetery5.8 mi
- Zion CemeteryFalls City, NECemetery6.4 mi
- Verdon CemeteryFalls City, NECemetery6.4 mi
- Saint John CemeteryFalls City, NECemetery7.2 mi
- Fricke CemeteryFalls City, NECemetery7.3 mi
- Comelison CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery7.5 mi
- Cornelison CemeteryHiawatha, KSCemetery7.5 mi
Funeral homes near Steele Cemetery
- Dorr & Clark Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Falls City · (402) 245-2424
- Hall Family Funeral Services1.1 miFuneral home · Falls City · (402) 245-3131
- Popkess Mortuary Inc15 miMortuary · Sabetha · (785) 284-2101
- Chapel Oaks Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Hiawatha · (785) 742-2212
- Chamberlain Funeral Home & Monuments21 miFuneral home · Mound City · (660) 442-5300
- Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Services21 miFuneral home · Mound City · (660) 442-5425
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