How you can help

Topeka Cemetery has many friends who help care for our 80 acres and 35,000 gravesites.

The Sons of Union Veterans help maintain the Civil War section and also clean and straighten headstones of Civil War veterans throughout the cemetery.

Keep America Beautiful/Topeka-Shawnee County brings a large group out each May to get the cemetery looking its best before the Memorial Day weekend.

Eagle Scout projects have included fixing up areas around the house and raising gravestones that have sunk over the years.

Not everyone can provide hands-on help. Monetary donations have allowed Topeka Cemetery to take on some large projects, including this website.

At a 160-year-old homestead, something always needs fixing. If you have skills and would like to see how they could be put to use, whether in maintaining buildings and grounds or helping with records and research, please call us at (785) 233-4132.

Monetary donations also are gratefully accepted, and all donations are 100 percent tax deductible.