About Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Saint John Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa. It lies about 6.4 mi northeast of Alta. The grounds sit at about 1,398 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: August Friedrich Fick. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1925879. The nearest other listed cemetery is Maple Valley Cemetery, about 3.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes & Cremation Center in Storm Lake, about 8.2 mi away. It is one of 29 cemeteries we list in Buena Vista County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Alta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
- August Friedrich Fick1834-1901B. 1834 in Pommern, Prussia; d. 1901 in Cherokee Co., Iowa
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint John Lutheran Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.60456, -95.37365
What Saint John Lutheran 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
- Maple Valley CemeteryStorm Lake, IACemetery3.4 mi
- Diamond CemeteryAlta, IACemetery3.9 mi
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryHolstein, IALutheran cemetery6.4 mi
- Scandinavian CemeteryAlta, IACemetery6.4 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryAlta, IACemetery6.4 mi
- Galva Township Cemetery EastHolstein, IAMunicipal cemetery7.2 mi
- Schaller CemeteryStorm Lake, IACemetery7.6 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryCherokee, IACemetery7.7 mi
- Saint Josephs Catholic Church CemeteryStorm Lake, IACatholic cemetery7.7 mi
- Buena Vista Memorial Park CemeteryStorm Lake, IAMemorial park7.9 mi
Funeral homes near Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
- Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes & Cremation Center8.2 miFuneral home · Storm Lake · (712) 732-1911
- Redig Funeral Home8.3 miFuneral home · Aurelia · (712) 434-2281
- Sliefert Funeral Homes9.0 miFuneral home · Storm Lake · (712) 732-5010
- Nicklas D Jensen Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Holstein · (712) 368-4332
- Boothby Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (712) 225-3496
- Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (712) 225-4886
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint John Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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