Elmwood Cemetery

Rules and Regulations

Please understand that Elmwood Cemetery is private property.

Visitors are welcome between the hours of 8 AM and 6 PM daily. (fall/winter.) 8-7 daily spring/summer Cemetery grounds may be closed due to inclement weather conditions.

We ask that visitors behave with respect and decorum while on our premises.

No photography/videography for publication without written consent of Elmwood Cemetery Society Board of Trustees.

Pets must be on a leash and under owner control at all times.

Unauthorized activities on our premises constitute trespassing.

4900 East Truman Road KC MO

Elmwood Cemetery The second oldest cemetery in Kansas City, the Elmwood has been welcoming guests since 1872 and is now the final resting place to 36,000 souls. But not all of those souls rest in peace. Two little girls in white dresses are common figures found wandering the grounds at all hours of the day and night, (one account I found said you usually see them on cloudy days/evenings.) along with lots of paranormal activity. There are both Confederate and Union soldier buried here, along with several of Quantrill's Raiders who burned Lawrence KS, and 150 years later, many still don't get along.

(Kevin and I did a cemetery walk here with a group. it is a truly beautiful enchanting place.)