About Sumner Cemetery
Sumner Cemetery is a cemetery near North Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington. It lies about 0.9 mi west of North Puyallup. The grounds sit at about 62 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Kenneth Simmons. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1508816. The nearest other listed cemetery is Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum and Columbarium, about 0.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cremation Plus in Puyallup, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Pierce County, and 13 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Pierce County dates to 1917. 2 of the 36 listings in Pierce County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, North Puyallup. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sumner Cemetery
- Kenneth Simmons1904-1981American mayor
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sumner 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
47.20313, -122.26463
What Sumner 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
- Woodlawn Abbey Mausoleum and ColumbariumNorth Puyallup, WACemetery0.1 mi
- Sumner Pioneer CemeterySumner, WACemetery0.2 mi
- Woodbine CemeteryPuyallup, WACemetery2.8 mi
- Georges CemeteryFife Heights, WACemetery5.0 mi
- Gethsemane CemeteryFife Heights, WACemetery5.3 mi
- Tribal CemeteryTacoma, WACemetery6.7 mi
- Mountain View CemeteryAuburn, WAChurch cemetery7.1 mi
- White Lake Cemetery1305 Dogwood Street Southeast, Auburn, WACemetery7.3 mi
- Pioneer CemeteryAuburn, WACemetery8.0 mi
- Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery19327 Orting Kapowsin Highway East, Orting, WACemetery8.6 mi
Funeral homes near Sumner Cemetery
- Cremation Plus0.1 miCremation provider · Puyallup · (800) 875-9065
- Valley Burial & Cremation0.4 miCremation provider · Puyallup · (253) 447-7300
- Smart Cremation0.9 miCremation provider · Puyallup · (844) 305-4531
- Hill Funeral Home & Cremation Services1.4 miFuneral home · Puyallup · (253) 200-0809
- Curnow Funeral Home & Cremation Service1.4 miFuneral home · Sumner · (253) 200-9766
- Puyallup Affordable Cremation1.5 miCremation provider · Puyallup
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