About Avon Cemetery
Avon Cemetery is a cemetery near Carlisle, Polk County, Iowa. It lies about 3.1 mi southeast of Carlisle. The grounds sit at about 896 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 454291. The nearest other listed cemetery is Elm Grove Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Peterson Funeral Services in Carlisle, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Polk County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 71 listings in Polk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Carlisle. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.53061, -93.53456
What Avon 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
- Elm Grove CemeteryDes Moines, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Carlisle CemeteryCarlisle, IACemetery3.6 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryPleasant Hill, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Fort Des Moines CemeteryDes Moines, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Laurel Hill CemeteryPleasant Hill, IACemetery4.0 mi
- Scotch Ridge CemeteryCarlisle, IACemetery4.1 mi
- Sims CemeteryPleasant Hill, IACemetery4.8 mi
- Stuart CemeteryPleasant Hill, IACemetery5.1 mi
- Rising Sun CemeteryPleasant Hill, IACemetery5.5 mi
- Children of Israel CemeteryDes Moines, IACemetery5.6 mi
Funeral homes near Avon Cemetery
- Peterson Funeral Services3.2 miFuneral home · Carlisle · (515) 989-3510
- Hamilton's Southtown Funeral Home4.7 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 285-3911
- Simplify Cremations & Funerals4.7 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 207-3244
- Tonini Chapel5.2 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 282-7311
- The Cremation Society of Iowa5.2 miCremation provider · Des Moines · (515) 277-8700
- Sunset Memorial Chapel5.7 miFuneral chapel · Des Moines · (515) 285-4600
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