About Old German Baptist Cemetery
Old German Baptist Cemetery is a baptist cemetery near Peru, Miami County, Indiana. It lies about 5.8 mi southeast of Peru. The grounds sit at about 705 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 435406. The nearest other listed cemetery is Koontz Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is McClain Funeral Home in Denver, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Miami County, and 28 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Peru. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.82988, -86.11736
What Old German Baptist 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
- Koontz CemeteryPeru, INCemetery1.1 mi
- Eel River Chapel CemeteryPeru, INChurch cemetery2.4 mi
- Westlawn CemeteryPeru, INCemetery2.9 mi
- Courter CemeteryPeru, INCemetery3.3 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryPeru, INCemetery3.4 mi
- Bowman CemeteryPeru, INCemetery4.7 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryPeru, INCemetery5.2 mi
- Shrock CemeteryPeru, INCemetery5.3 mi
- Mount Carmel CemeteryPeru, INCemetery5.4 mi
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows CemeteryPeru, INCemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Old German Baptist Cemetery
- McClain Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Denver · (765) 985-2591
- Eikenberry Eddy Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Peru · (765) 473-5545
- Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Peru · (765) 473-6674
- Riverview Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Peru · (765) 327-2674
- Zimmerman Brothers Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Fulton · (574) 857-2261
- Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Roann · (765) 833-5591
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Frequently asked questions
Is Old German Baptist Cemetery a Baptist cemetery?
Our records list a Baptist affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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