About Linwood Cemetery
Linwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. It lies about 1.6 mi south of Dubuque. The grounds sit at about 738 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 20 notable people buried here, including Ira Davenport, William B. Allison and David B. Henderson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 458426. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Johns Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hoffmann Schneider Funeral Home in Dubuque, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 84 cemeteries we list in Dubuque County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dubuque. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Linwood Cemetery
Among them: 4 writers, 2 business leaders, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 architect, 1 artist, 1 baseball player.
- Ira Davenport1887-1941American track athlete, baseball player, American football player and coach
- William B. Allison1829-1908American politician and Iowa Senator
- David B. Henderson1840-1906American politician
- Stephen P. Hempstead1812-1883American politician
- Thomas Braden1917-2009American journalist
- John Plumbe1809-1857Wales-born American photographer
- Ada Langworthy Collier1843-1919American poet, writer
- Marian Hurd McNeely1877-1930American writer
- Paul F. Straub1865-1937Philippine-American War Medal of Honor recipient
- George W. Healey1842-1913Medal of Honor recipient
- John F. Rague1799-1877American architect
- John George Chalmers1874-1962American football, basketball, and baseball coach
Show all 20 notable burials
- John T. Adams1862-1939American jurist
- Genie M. Smith1852-1919American author, publisher
- Max Kadesky1901-1970American football player
- Richard Pike Bissell1913-1977American writer
- Thomas McKnight1787-1865American politician
- Andrew H. Palmer1886-1942American meteorologist
- Benjamin Billings Richards1823-1912American politician
- Donovan F. Ward1904-1998American surgeon
People whose Wikidata entry gives Linwood 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
42.52412, -90.66492
What Linwood 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
- Saint Johns CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery0.5 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery0.5 mi
- Jackson Park CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery1.2 mi
- Third Street CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.0 mi
- Doctor Finleys CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.1 mi
- Cherry Hill CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Simpson Street CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.9 mi
- Center Grove CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.3 mi
- Sinnipee CemeteryDickeyville, WICemetery3.6 mi
- Sisters of Charity CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.6 mi
Funeral homes near Linwood Cemetery
- Hoffmann Schneider Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-7221
- Behr Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-3297
- Siegert-Casper Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-7005
- Tri-State Cremation Center2.4 miCremation provider · East Dubuque · (563) 663-1096
- Miller's Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · East Dubuque · (815) 747-3194
- Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Funeral Home and Crematory2.9 miCremation provider · Dubuque · (563) 556-0776
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