With the end of our parks journey, Jeremy thought it would be interesting to visit all the cemeteries in Sedgwick County. Our goal is to find the oldest grave, any famous graves (local celebrities or famous people) and the most interesting headstone.
While graveyards might conjure up horror movies or Scooby-Doo Mysteries. Most are quiet, contemplative parks for people to pay their respects to those they loved and lost.
Usually I just write about the facts from my research, but one visit needed a little more story telling. Did I ever tell you about the time I lost my keys at a cemetery.
Interesting side note. “Six feet under” came from a 1665 outbreak in England. The mayor of London required the bodies to be buried six feet down to avoid further infections.
List of Sedgwick County Cemeteries
- Adorers of The Blood of Christ Convent Cemetery – Wichita
- Afton Cemetery – Goddard
- Ascension Cemetery – Bel Aire
- Branson Cemetery – Derby
- Buffington Cemetery – Clearwater
- Calvary Cemetery – Wichita
- Calvary Methodist Cemetery – Garden Plain
- Clearwater Cemetery – Clearwater
- Cornerstone Pentecostal Holiness Church – Wichita
- Covenant Presbyterian Church Columbarium – Wichita
- East Heights United Methodist Memorial Garden – Wichita
- El Paso Cemetery – Derby
- Eldridge Cemetery – Colwich
- Fairview Cemetery – Cheney
- Fairview Cemetery – Kechi
- Good Shepherd Episcopal Memorial Garden – Wichita
- Green Valley Cemetery – Furley
- Greenwich Cemetery – Wichita
- Greenwood Cemetery – Wichita
- Harrington Cemetery – Clearwater
- Highland Cemetery – Wichita
- Hillcrest Cemetery – Derby
- ISW Cemetery AKA Islamic Society of Wichita Cemetery – Wichita
- Irons Farm Cemetery – Bentley
- Jamesburg Park Cemetery – Wichita
- Kechi Township Cemetery – Park City
- Kensington Gardens Cemetery – Wichita
- Lakeview Cemetery & Mausoleum – Wichita
- Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church Cemetery – Valley Center
- Lutheran Cemetery AKA Whitecotton Cemetery – Wichita
- Maize Cemetery AKA Maize Park Cemetery – Maize
- Maple Grove Cemetery AKA Hoss Cemetery – Valley Center
- Maple Grove Cemetery – Wichita
- Mission Chapel Mausoleum – Wichita
- Mount Hope Cemetery – Mount Hope
- Mt. St. Mary Convent Cemetery/Sisters of Saint Joseph Cemetery – Wichita
- Mulkey Cemetery – Garden Plain
- Noel Cemetery – Clearwater
- Old Mission Cemetery – Wichita
- Old Mission Mausoleum – Wichita
- Old Saint John’s Cemetery – Viola
- Park Cemetery – Sunnydale
- Peotone Cemetery – Viola
- Pierpont Cemetery – 890 N. Greenwich Road
- Pioneer Cemetery – Cheney
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery – Goddard
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery – Bentley
- Prairie Home Scattering Garden – Derby
- Reflection Pointe Cemetery – Wichita
- Resthaven Gardens of Memory AKA Resthaven Cemetery – Wichita
- Resurrection Cemetery and Mausoleum – Wichita
- Roll Cemetery – Peck
- Ruby Cemetery – Clearwater
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery – Colwich
- Saint Anthony Cemetery – Garden Plain
- Saint James Episcopal Church Columbarium – Wichita
- Saint John’s Cemetery – Viola
- Saint John’s Episcopal Church Columbarium – Wichita
- Saint Joseph Cemetery – Andale
- Saint Marks Cemetery – Saint Marks
- Saint Mary’s Cemetery – Garden Plain
- Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery – Cheney
- Saint Peter Cemetery – Schulte
- Seltzer Springs Cemetery – Wichita
- First Presbyterian Church Memorial Garden – Wichita
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery – Wichita
- Union Cemetery AKA Garrett Cemetery – Derby
- Valley Center Cemetery – Valley Center
- Viola Cemetery – Viola
- Waco Cemetery – Waco
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens – Wichita
- Wichita Hebrew Cemetery – Wichita
- Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum – Wichita