About Oak Lawn Cemetery
Oak Lawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Cresco, Howard County, Iowa. It lies about 1.2 mi west of Cresco. The grounds sit at about 1,270 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Carl Webster Reed. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459726. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ryan Farm Cemetery, about 2.6 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home in Cresco, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 19 cemeteries we list in Howard County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cresco. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Carl Webster Reeddied 1959American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Lawn 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
43.37933, -92.09033
What Oak Lawn 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
- Ryan Farm CemeteryCresco, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Calvary CemeteryCresco, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Eddy CemeteryCresco, IACemetery4.1 mi
- New Oregon CemeteryCresco, IACemetery4.4 mi
- First Orleans Lutheran CemeteryCresco, IALutheran cemetery4.7 mi
- Ferkindstad Farm CemeteryCresco, IACemetery4.9 mi
- Orleans Lutheran Church CemeteryCresco, IALutheran cemetery5.2 mi
- Baethke CemeteryCresco, IACemetery5.6 mi
- Gaul Timber CemeteryCresco, IACemetery5.8 mi
- Phillips CemeteryCresco, IACemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Hindt-Hudek Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Cresco · (563) 547-3501
- Lindstrom Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Cresco · (563) 547-2323
- Lindstrom Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Preston
- Balik's Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Spillville · (563) 562-3424
- Fjelstul Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Decorah · (563) 382-5210
- Helms Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Decorah · (563) 382-8651
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