About Tecumseh Cemetery
Tecumseh Cemetery is a cemetery near Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. It lies about 2.3 mi north of Shawnee. The grounds sit at about 1,037 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Thomas Wildcat Alford and Elizabeth Anne Barkley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2708682. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fairview Cemetery, about 3.6 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cooper Funeral Home in Tecumseh, about 2.4 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Pottawatomie County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Shawnee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Tecumseh Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Thomas Wildcat Alford1860-1938Absentee Shawnee writer
- Elizabeth Anne Barkley1908-1994American botanist and specimen collector
People whose Wikidata entry gives Tecumseh 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
35.29403, -96.92688
What Tecumseh 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
- Fairview CemeteryShawnee, OKCemetery3.6 mi
- New Hope CemeteryTecumseh, OKCemetery3.9 mi
- Calvary CemeteryShawnee, OKCemetery4.3 mi
- Resthaven Memorial ParkShawnee, OKMemorial park4.4 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryTecumseh, OKCemetery4.9 mi
- Saint Gregory's Abbey CemeteryShawnee, OKCemetery5.3 mi
- Blackburn Chapel CemeteryBethel Acres, OKChurch cemetery5.5 mi
- Hopewell CemeteryBethel Acres, OKCemetery5.7 mi
- Bethel United Methodist Church CemeteryBethel Acres, OKMethodist cemetery5.7 mi
- Earlsboro Cemetery - African AmericanShawnee, OKCemetery6.8 mi
Funeral homes near Tecumseh Cemetery
- Cooper Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Tecumseh · (405) 598-2124
- AE Funeral Services3.7 miFuneral home · Shawnee · (405) 915-0160
- Resthaven Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · Shawnee · (405) 275-2200
- Walker Funeral & Cremation Service5.6 miCremation provider · Shawnee · (405) 273-4700
- Mcelyea And Owens Funeral Group6.5 miFuneral home · Shawnee · (405) 695-5006
- Bethel Monuments Co7.2 miMonument dealer · Bethel Acres · (405) 275-6131
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