About Chariton Cemetery
Chariton Cemetery is a cemetery near Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Chariton. The grounds sit at about 997 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Jessie Wilson Manning, Warren S. Dungan and Frank Q. Stuart. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1823361. The nearest other listed cemetery is Douglass Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fielding Funeral Homes in Chariton, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 44 cemeteries we list in Lucas County, and 29 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chariton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Chariton Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Jessie Wilson Manning1855-1947American author, lecturer
- Warren S. Dungan1822-1913American politician in Iowa
- Frank Q. Stuart1856-1923American lawyer, legislator, and newspaper editor
- Paul Shupe1932-2007American football coach, athletics administrator
- Corwin Walker Stuart1868-1925American lawyer
- Theodore M. Stuart1836-1922American lawyer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Chariton 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
41.00227, -93.31031
What Chariton 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
- Douglass CemeteryChariton, IACemetery0.7 mi
- Calvary CemeteryChariton, IACemetery1.8 mi
- Waynick CemeteryChariton, IACemetery2.2 mi
- County Farm CemeteryChariton, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Salem CemeteryChariton, IACemetery3.2 mi
- Ragtown CemeteryChariton, IACemetery4.7 mi
- Oxford CemeteryChariton, IACemetery4.7 mi
- Grimes CemeteryChariton, IACemetery5.2 mi
- Freedom CemeteryChariton, IACemetery5.6 mi
- Gay - Plymate CemeteryChariton, IACemetery5.6 mi
Funeral homes near Chariton Cemetery
- Fielding Funeral Homes0.7 miFuneral home · Chariton · (641) 774-5014
- Pierschbacher Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Chariton · (641) 774-2918
- Pierschbacher Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Lacona · (641) 534-9957
- Pierschbacher Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Lacona · (641) 534-9957
- Pierschbacher Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Melcher-Dallas · (641) 947-3605
- Thomas-Randolph Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Corydon · (641) 872-1410
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