About Salem Lutheran Cemetery
Salem Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. It lies about 8.2 mi southeast of Burlington. The grounds sit at about 696 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1995160. The nearest other listed cemetery is Schilb - Bolick Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Lunning Funeral Chapel in Burlington, about 6.4 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Des Moines County, and 73 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.
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40.90333, -91.20457
What Salem 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
- Schilb - Bolick CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery0.7 mi
- Berry CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery1.2 mi
- Thie Farm CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery1.4 mi
- Richardson Family CemeteryBurlington, IAFamily cemetery1.6 mi
- Walker Farm PlotWest Burlington, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Walker Family PlotWest Burlington, IAFamily cemetery1.7 mi
- Prairie Grove CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery2.8 mi
- Jackson CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery2.8 mi
- Franklin Mills CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- Lunning Funeral Chapel6.4 miFuneral chapel · Burlington · (319) 752-2771
- Prugh Funeral Service7.1 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 752-2828
- Leyda, Burrus & Metz Monuments7.3 miMonument dealer · Burlington · (319) 752-4654
- Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services7.6 miCremation provider · Mediapolis · (319) 394-3000
- Prugh Funeral Service8.3 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 754-8241
- Elliott Chapel11 miFuneral home · New London · (319) 367-5211
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Frequently asked questions
Is Salem Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran 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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