About Aspen Grove Cemetery
Aspen Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. It lies about 1.5 mi south of Burlington. The grounds sit at about 636 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 23 notable people buried here, including Aldo Leopold, Augustus C. Dodge and James W. Grimes. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 454265. The nearest other listed cemetery is Burlington Jewish Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Lunning Funeral Chapel in Burlington, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Des Moines County, and 68 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Burlington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Aspen Grove Cemetery
Among them: 8 US representatives, 3 US senators, 2 Civil War veterans, 2 governors, 1 football player, 1 baseball player, 1 business leader, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Aldo Leopold1887-1948American writer and scientist
- Augustus C. Dodge1812-1883American politician
- James W. Grimes1816-1872American politician, Iowa
- John H. Gear1825-1900American politician
- Benton Jay Hall1835-1894American politician
- John M. Corse1835-1893Union Army General
- George Stovall1877-1951American baseball player
- James Clarke1812-1850Governor of Iowa Territory
- John Joseph Seerley1852-1931American politician
- Shepherd Leffler1811-1879American politician
- Thomas Hedge1844-1920American politician
- George Scott III1953-1980American bassist
Show all 23 notable burials
- Jacob Gartner Lauman1813-1867Union Army general
- John Flournoy Henry1793-1873American politician
- Joseph Champlin Stone1829-1902American politician
- Isaac Leffler1788-1866American politician
- Nicholas Bouquet1842-1912Medal of Honor recipient
- Tony Baker1945-1998American football player
- G. F. A. Atherton1790-1882American businessman
- LaMonte Cowles1859-1942American politician
- Caroline Amanda Rand1828-1905American philanthropist
- Elbridge Dexter Rand1814-1887American politician
- John William Patterson1821-1896American politician in Iowa
People whose Wikidata entry gives Aspen Grove 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
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What Aspen Grove 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
- Burlington Jewish CemeteryBurlington, IAJewish cemetery0.7 mi
- Burlington Roman Catholic CemeteryBurlington, IACatholic cemetery1.0 mi
- North Sixth Street Catholic CemeteryBurlington, IACatholic cemetery1.0 mi
- Burlington Memorial Park CemeteryWest Burlington, IAMemorial park1.9 mi
- Memorial Park CemeteryWest Burlington, IAMemorial park2.0 mi
- Wykerts CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery2.1 mi
- Saint Marys Catholic CemeteryWest Burlington, IACatholic cemetery2.6 mi
- Meyers Family PlotBurlington, IAFamily cemetery2.6 mi
- Steingreaber CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery2.7 mi
- Burlington Cemetery (historical)Burlington, IACemetery2.7 mi
Funeral homes near Aspen Grove Cemetery
- Leyda, Burrus & Metz Monuments0.5 miMonument dealer · Burlington · (319) 752-4654
- Lunning Funeral Chapel0.8 miFuneral chapel · Burlington · (319) 752-2771
- Prugh Funeral Service1.5 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 754-8241
- Prugh Funeral Service2.4 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 752-2828
- Turnbull Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Oquawka · (309) 867-3040
- Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services13 miCremation provider · Mediapolis · (319) 394-3000
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