About Raper Cemetery
Raper Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama. The grounds sit at about 735 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 125438. The nearest other listed cemetery is Chapel Hill Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Parkway Funeral Home in Trinity, about 3.0 mi away. It is one of 167 cemeteries we list in Morgan County, and 90 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Map
34.53773, -87.09444
What Raper Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Chapel Hill CemeteryGeorge Russell Road, Decatur, ALChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Robinson CemeteryKirby Bridge Road, Decatur, ALChristian cemetery1.7 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryLawrence County 329, Decatur, ALChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Stockton CemeteryOld Moulton Road, Decatur, ALChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Hill CemeteryCounty Road 330, Mounton, ALChristian cemetery2.5 mi
- Fuller CemeteryTrinity, ALCemetery2.9 mi
- Roberts CemeteryBrown Road, Danville, ALChristian cemetery3.2 mi
- Napps CemeteryMud Tavern Road Southwest, Decatur, ALChristian cemetery3.2 mi
- Midway Memorial GardensTrinity, ALMemorial park3.5 mi
- Thrasher CemeteryTrinity, ALCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Raper Cemetery
- Parkway Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Trinity · (256) 355-6321
- Shelton Funeral Home Inc5.1 miFuneral home · Decatur · (256) 353-1620
- Shelton Funeral Home5.1 miFuneral home · Decatur · (256) 353-1620
- Reynolds Funeral Home-Rnf5.1 miFuneral home · Decatur · (256) 301-8966
- Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery6.6 miFuneral home · Decatur · (256) 353-1602
- Roselawn Funeral Home & Roselawn Cemetery6.7 miFuneral home · Decatur · (256) 353-2996
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Raper Cemetery located?
Raper Cemetery is at Selby Drive, Decatur, AL 35603 in Morgan County. GPS coordinates: 34.53773, -87.09444.
Is Raper Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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