About Lakeview Cemetery
Lakeview Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming. The grounds sit at about 6,112 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 24 notable people buried here, including Nellie Tayloe Ross, Joseph M. Carey and Francis E. Warren. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1590484. The nearest other listed cemetery is Serenity Gardens, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home in Cheyenne, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 26 cemeteries we list in Laramie County, and 13 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 26 listings in Laramie County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cheyenne. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lakeview Cemetery
Among them: 10 governors, 3 US senators, 2 inventors and engineers, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician.
- Nellie Tayloe Ross1876-1977First woman state governor in the U.S.
- Joseph M. Carey1845-1924American politician
- Francis E. Warren1844-1929American politician and Civil War veteran
- Robert D. Carey1878-1937American politician
- Amos W. Barber1861-1915American politician
- Fenimore Chatterton1860-1958American politician
- DeForest Richards1846-1903American politician
- Frank Emerson1882-1931American politician
- William B. Ross1873-1924American governor of Wyoming
- William A. Richards1849-1912American politician
- William Wellington Corlett1842-1890Union United States Army officer
- James R. Carpenter1867-1943American politician
Show all 24 notable burials
- Amalia Post1836-1897American suffragist
- Richard V. Thomas1932-2010American judge
- Thomas R. Reid1839-1917American politician
- Allen Thompson1847-1906Twins soldiers
- Charles N. Potter1852-1927American judge
- Helen Frances Warren1880-1915Spouse of American General John J. Pershing
- Jesse Knight1850-1905American judge
- Walter W. Kingham1908-1997American politician
- Claude L. Draper1875-1958
- Helen Maria Smith1843-1902First Lady of Wyoming
- Jim Kidd1857-1916Performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
- Louisa David Carey1857-1934First Lady of Wyoming
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lakeview 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
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What Lakeview 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
- Serenity GardensCheyenne, WYCemetery0.1 mi
- I.O.O.F. CemeteryCheyenne, WYChurch cemetery0.2 mi
- Mt. Sinai CemeteryCheyenne, WYJewish cemetery0.2 mi
- Odd Fellows CemeteryCheyenne, WYCemetery0.2 mi
- Olivet CemeteryCheyenne, WYCatholic cemetery0.2 mi
- Beth El CemeteryCheyenne, WYJewish cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic Church ColumbariumCheyenne, WYCatholic cemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Mark's Episcopal Church ColumbariumCheyenne, WYEpiscopal cemetery0.6 mi
- Warren Air Force Base CemeteryCheyenne, WYCemetery2.5 mi
- Frances E Warren Air Base CemeteryCheyenne, WYCemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Lakeview Cemetery
- Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Cheyenne · (307) 634-1568
- Schrader Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Cheyenne · (307) 634-1568
- Wiederspahn Radomsky Chapel Of The Chimes0.9 miFuneral chapel · Cheyenne · (307) 632-1900
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Is Lakeview Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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