About Rock Springs Cemetery
Rock Springs Cemetery is a cemetery near Rock Springs, Sweetwater County, Wyoming. It lies about 0.9 mi northeast of Rock Springs. The grounds sit at about 6,378 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Edward D. Crippa, Lee E. Geyer and Bill Strannigan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1591812. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, about 5.7 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Vase Funeral Home in Rock Springs, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 12 cemeteries we list in Sweetwater County, and 1 other listed cemetery lies within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rock Springs. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rock Springs Cemetery
Among them: 1 basketball player, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 US representative, 1 US senator, 1 World War I veteran.
- Edward D. Crippa1899-1960American politician
- Lee E. Geyer1888-1939American politician
- Bill Strannigan1918-1997College basketball coach
- Douglas A. Preston1858-1929American attorney and politician
- Patrick Rogan1847-1912United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rock Springs 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
41.57621, -109.21267
What Rock Springs 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
Funeral homes near Rock Springs Cemetery
- Vase Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Rock Springs · (307) 362-5607
- Fox Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Rock Springs · (307) 362-3876
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