About Abel Cemetery
Abel Cemetery is a cemetery near Creston, Union County, Iowa. It lies about 13 mi northwest of Creston. The grounds sit at about 1,194 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1822932. The nearest other listed cemetery is Norris Family Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Powers Funeral Home and Crematory in Afton, about 4.7 mi away. It is one of 37 cemeteries we list in Union County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 37 listings in Union County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Creston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.97989, -94.14337
What Abel 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
- Norris Family CemeteryCreston, IAFamily cemetery2.1 mi
- Otterbein CemeteryCreston, IACemetery3.2 mi
- Greenlawn CemeteryCreston, IACemetery4.3 mi
- West Union CemeteryCreston, IACemetery4.6 mi
- Saint Edwards Catholic CemeteryCalvary Road, Afton, IACatholic cemetery5.3 mi
- Browns Mountain CemeteryCreston, IACemetery5.3 mi
- Mount Pisgah CemeteryCreston, IACemetery5.4 mi
- Cornwall CemeteryCreston, IACemetery5.5 mi
- Olinger CemeteryOsceola, IACemetery6.1 mi
- Oak Hill Cemetery2655, Creston, IACemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Abel Cemetery
- Powers Funeral Home and Crematory4.7 miCremation provider · Afton · (641) 347-8725
- Powers Funeral Home Crematory13 miCremation provider · Creston · (641) 782-7036
- Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center13 miFuneral home · Creston · (641) 782-6555
- Fredricksen Memorials13 miMonument dealer · Creston · (641) 782-8578
- Armstrong Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Mt Ayr · (641) 464-3413
- Kale Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Osceola · (641) 342-2146
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