Cemeteries

All current Johnson County cemeteries presented here were researched, photographed, and indexed between 2005 and 2010 for the Digital Cemetery Project and are continually updated and corrected. The Digital Cemetery Project was hosted and curated by the Johnson County Library on the Johnson County History site for many years, however, they are no longer able to host the site. I am in the (slow) process of uploading the 30,000+ photos to this website to enable public research and genealogical use.

Ten burial grounds included in this list were lost over time. These lost burial grounds were documented in land deeds, early records, and/or marked on early Atlas maps. Contact me if you have any information about these lost burial grounds or the families that lived on these lands.

This list also contains a monument marking a horse cemetery for the locally bred and trained winner of the 64th running of the Kentucky Derby and his sire!

The following articles and papers are included for those with an interest in history and what we can learn from cemeteries: The History of Captain's Creek Community, The Pioneer Spirit Remains: Fuller Cemetery, Cemetery War Memorials, Family Mausolea of Johnson County Kansas.

I hope you will find some long-lost ancestors here and that these photos will help you find and connect to your past and learn about the early history of Johnson County, Kansas.

-- Linda K. Lewis, Johnson County, KS cemeterian and KSGenWeb County Coordinator.

List of Cemeteries

Adams Burial Ground, ca. 1870 1870s burial ground for the Joseph Adams family, members of the Shawnee tribe. Located in rural Lexington Township near Captain's Creek and the Douglas County line. Complete index with photos.
Antioch Pioneer Cemetery, est. 1872 The original church and cemetery were founded by a group of pioneers associated with the Quaker Indian Mission. Located in Merriam, KS. Complete index with photos.
Asa Smith Burial, 1857 Child burial in 1857, located on the shoulder of Kansas Hiqhway 7. Index and photos.
Aubry Pioneer Cemetery, ca.1859 Early pioneer cemetery established in ca. 1859 along with a Christian Church. Located in an annex of Overland Park. Index with photos.
Baptist Mission Church Cemetery, ca. 1830s Lost cemetery for the Baptist Mission and Church. The exact location in Mission, KS, is unknown.
Boles Cemetery, ca 1871 Also known as Wilder, King, and "No Name" cemetery. Located in western Shawnee, KS. Officially named in 2001. Index with photos.
Campbell Cemetery, ca. 1859 This old cemetery is also known as Indian, Duffner Rd, Fisher Rd, Horse Thief). Located in Shawnee, KS. Index and photos.
Cedar Junction Cemetery, ca. 1880s Lost small pox cemetery near De Soto, KS. Washed out by a Kaw (Kansas) River flood and course change.
Corinth Cemetery, est. 1872 Originally the Cumberland Presbyterian Church cemetery. Located in Prairie Village, KS. Index and photos.
Cross Cemetery, ca. 1872 Cross family cemetery, now only markers set in a wall as a memorial on the NE corner of Johnson Dr. & Lamar St. in Mission, KS. Index and photos.
De Soto (Silent City) Cemetery, est. 1871 Also known as Silent City Cemetery in De Soto, KS.. Includes the remains that were removed from Lexington Cemetery in 1942. Index and photos.
Edgerton Cemetery, est. 1858 Cemetery for in Edgerton, KS. Index and photos.
Family Cemetery, ca. 1862 David M. Williams family cemetery in the area of Olathe that was once the town of Morse, a stop on a now-defunct railroad. Also known as Goodloe cemetery. Index and photos.
Four Corners Cemetery, est. 1879 Originally Mount Pleasant cemetery, later became known by the nickname for the community's location. Located in a farmed field in rural McCamish Township.
Friends Mission Cemetery, ca. 1840 Lost cemetery located by the Quaker mission. The exact location in what is now Overland Park is unknown.
Fuller Cemetery, ca. 1861 Very well maintained and loved pioneer cemetery, complete with the original hand-made barbed wire to protect the cemetery, and gravestones hand-carved by a local migrant farm worker. Located in rural Gardner Township. Article, index, and photos.
Gardner Township Cemetery, est. 1857 Gardner Township cemetery located in Gardner, KS. Index and photos.
Highland Cemetery, ca 1865 Originally a combined cemetery for neighbor families Nall and White. Later opened to include other area families. Located in Countryside, a town that was annexed by Prairie Village and now a neighborhood. Index and photos.
Indian Creek Chapel Cemetery ca. 1856 Lost cemetery associated with Indian Creek Chapel, established by the Methodist Mission in 1856, by Rev. Thomas Johnson, Rev. Nathan Scarritt, and Alexander Johnson. Located in Overland Park, KS.
Johnson County Memorial Gardens, est. 1955 Large commercial cemetery, originally founded and managed by DW Newcomer's Sons, in Overland Park. Partial transcription.
Lanesfield Cemetery, ca. 1860s Lost cemetery located on the north (rear) side of the Lanesfield school. Rural location near Edgerton. Index and photo of one surviving marker.
Lenexa Cemetery, est. 1872 Lenexa city cemetery. Managed by Lenexa Cemetery Association until acquired by the City in 2023. Index and photos.
Lexington Cemetery, ca. 1860s (Removed) Defunct community cemetery in Lexington Township. removed to De Soto Cemetery in 1942.
Linwood Pioneer Cemetery, est. 1873 Early pioneer cemetery was part of a Methodist Episcopal Church, now in the parking lot of a shopping center in Leawood, KS. Index and photos.
Matthew King Burial, ca. 1872 Lost cemetery located in rural Lexington Township on the Kaw Bluff, overlooking the area where Captain's Creek empties into the Kaw (Kansas River), near an old wagon road to the ferry crossing to Linwood, KS in Wyandotte County.
Maupin Family Cemetery, ca. 1870s Pioneer family cemetery located on private property in what was once Monticello Township, now annexed by Lenexa. Index and photos.
Monticello Cemetery, est. 1899 Original cemetery for the old Town of Monticello and in use long before the cemetery was officially established. Located in what used to be Monticello Township, now annexed by Shawnee. Index and photos.
Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery, est. 1885 Catholic Cemetery in Olathe, KS. Index and photos.
Murphy Family Cemetery, est. 1871 Peaceful family cemetery in rural Lenexa. Index and photos.
Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, est. 1957 Commercial cemetery in Olathe now owned by Dignity Memorial. Index and photos.
Olathe Memorial Cemetery, est. 1865 Originated as Beckwith Cemetery, this historic Olathe city cemetery had property added many times over many years. Index and photos.
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, est. 1883 Also known as the Redpath family cemetery. The configuration of the cemetery was changed and interments were moved due to development. Index and photos..
Pleasant Valley Cemetery, est. 1881 Located in Overland Park and supported by a Cemetery District. Index and photos.
Pleasant Valley (Pioneer) Cemetery, ca. 1860s This historic old cemetery was located next to a schoolhouse on the Oregon-California Trail in rural McCamish Twp near the county line and Eudora, KS. Little remains of it today. Index and photos.
Pleasant View Cemetery, est. 1895 Private cemetery next to Shawnee cemetery, now managed by the City of Shawnee. Index and photos.
Prairie Center Cemetery, est. 1885 Also known as the Hale cemetery, this cemetery is the last remnant of a pioneer town with a church and a schoolhouse in rural McCamish Twp near Eudora, KS. Index and photos.
Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, est. 1955 Large Catholic cemetery in Lenexa, KS. Index and photos.
Shawnee Cemetery, est. 1872 Was Shawnee land outside of the original Shawnee Town. Now managed by the City.of Shawnee. Index and photos.
Shawnee Indian Cemetery, est. 1854 Burial ground for Shawnee Indians. Located in Shawnee, KS, near the old site of the Shawnee Indian Methodist church. Index and photos.
Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery, ca. 1830s Cemetery associated with the Shawnee Methodist Mission in Fairway, KS. Much of this cemetery is gone. What remains is primarily the Rev. Thomas Johnson's family burial plot. Index and photos.
Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, est. 1973 Commercial cemetery once owned by DW Newcomer's Sons, located in western Shawnee. Index and photos.
Shawnee Town Mock Cemetery Mock cemetery in Shawnee Town park. Uses recovered gravestones to simulate a small cemetery. Index.
Spring Hill Cemetery, est. 1860 Well-maintained cemetery in Spring Hill. Index and photos.
St Columbia Catholic Cemetery, est. 1894 Small Catholic cemetery in Gardner, KS. Index and photos.
St Columbine Catholic Cemetery, ca. 1857 Small cemetery located in rural McCamish Twp near Edgerton, KS. Index and photos.
St John Catholic Cemetery, est.1880 Catholic cemetery for the Holy Trinity Parish in Lenexa. Index and photos.
St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, est. 1874 Originated as the St. Joseph parish Catholic cemetery in Shawnee. Index and photos.
Tomahawk Cemetery, est. 1870 Near Tomahawk Creek in Overland Park, impacted by the widening of Metcalf and surrounding construction. Index and photos.
Union Cemetery, est. 1884 Established in the defunct Town of Monticello, now part of Shawnee. Index and photos.
Unknown Lexington Township Cemetery Information about a lost cemetery in Lexington Township. Documented on historical materials.
Unknown McCamish Township Cemetery Lost burial ground was located next to the old Santa Fe Trail and is thought to have been for one or more victims from the early days of the Trail. In 1874 it was marked on farmland owned by J. Starr.
Unknown Monticello Township Cemetery Lost burial ground in Monticello Township thought to have been a Shawnee tribe burial area.
Unknown Oxford Township Cemetery Lost cemetery in Oxford Township, now Stoll Park in Overland Park. Thought to have been a family burial ground.
Woodland Cemetery, est. 1874 Also known as Winston Cemetery, located in Stilwell managed by the Aubry Cemetery District.
Woolford Farms Horse Cemetery Horse cemetery for a locally bred and trained winner of the 64th running of the Kentucky Derby.

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