About Collins Cemetery
Collins Cemetery is a cemetery near Baxter, Story County, Iowa. It lies about 8.7 mi southeast of Baxter. The grounds sit at about 1,017 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Lois Hattery Tiffany. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 455537. The nearest other listed cemetery is Deeter Cemetery, about 3.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home in Maxwell, about 5.6 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in Story County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Baxter. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Collins Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Lois Hattery Tiffany1924-2009American mycologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Collins 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
41.89805, -93.29096
What Collins 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
- Deeter CemeteryBaxter, IACemetery3.2 mi
- Day CemeteryBaxter, IACemetery3.4 mi
- Peoria CemeteryNevada, IACemetery5.2 mi
- Brubaker CemeteryNevada, IACemetery5.3 mi
- Maxwell CemeteryNevada, IACemetery5.6 mi
- Ashton CemeteryBaxter, IACemetery5.7 mi
- Barbee CemeteryBaxter, IACemetery6.1 mi
- Kintz CemeteryBaxter, IACemetery6.2 mi
- Eden CemeteryState Center, IACemetery6.3 mi
- Woodland CemeteryNevada, IACemetery6.4 mi
Funeral homes near Collins Cemetery
- Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Maxwell
- Fredregill Family Funeral Home8.7 miFuneral home · Baxter · (641) 227-2622
- DFS Memorials - Des Moines8.8 miMonument dealer · Baxter · (515) 200-2959
- Mitchell Family Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · State Center · (641) 483-2900
- Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory11 miCremation provider · Nevada · (515) 382-2661
- Nevada Monument Co12 miMonument dealer · Nevada · (515) 382-2442
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