Cemetery
Cemetery Sexton: Jim Bennett
Contact Information Office #: (620) 332-2510 Fax #: (620) 332-2511 Mailing Address City Hall ATTN: Cemetery 120 North 6th Street Independence, Kansas 67301 Physical Address: 1300 N Penn
Mount Hope Cemetery consists of approximately 86 acres and has four main sections; Old Mount Hope, New Mount Hope, Lutheran and Catholic. The cemetery also has two mausoleums; the Mausoleum and the Abbey. The cemetery currently has over 18,000 burials. The average number of burials each year is 150, with approximately 30% of these being cremations.
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