About Tierney Cemetery
Tierney Cemetery is a cemetery near Burlington, Lee County, Iowa. It lies about 8.6 mi northeast of Burlington. The grounds sit at about 633 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Lewis Phife. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 462196. The nearest other listed cemetery is Beebe Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City, about 6.8 mi away. It is one of 125 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 81 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 125 listings in Lee County have a phone number or website on record.
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 Tierney Cemetery
Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Lewis Phife1841-1913US Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives Tierney 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
40.72152, -91.23156
What Tierney 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
- Beebe CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery0.6 mi
- South Walker CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery1.3 mi
- Mohnike CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery2.0 mi
- Lost Creek CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Miller Family PlotBurlington, IAFamily cemetery2.6 mi
- Carter Burial PlotBurlington, IACemetery2.9 mi
- Claypoole CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery2.9 mi
- Rock Spring CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery2.9 mi
- Shiloh CemeteryBurlington, IACemetery3.3 mi
- Lost Creek CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Tierney Cemetery
- Banks & Beals Funeral Home6.8 miFuneral home · Dallas City · (217) 852-3515
- Prugh Funeral Service7.1 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 752-2828
- Barr Memorial Chapel8.1 miFuneral chapel · Fort Madison · (319) 372-5664
- Lunning Funeral Chapel8.8 miFuneral chapel · Burlington · (319) 752-2771
- Prugh Funeral Service9.1 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 754-8241
- King-Lynk Funeral Home Inc9.3 miFuneral home · Fort Madison · (319) 372-1952
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