About Sisters of Charity Cemetery
Sisters of Charity Cemetery is a cemetery near Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa. It lies about 2.0 mi north of Dubuque. The grounds sit at about 794 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Mary Kenneth Keller. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2001451. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rockdale Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Tri-State Cremation Center in East Dubuque, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 84 cemeteries we list in Dubuque County, and 44 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 Sisters of Charity Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Mary Kenneth Keller1913-1985First American woman to receive a PhD in computer science (1913-1985); simultaneously with Irving Tang first American to receive PhD in computer science, nun
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sisters of Charity 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
42.47273, -90.65365
What Sisters of Charity 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
- Rockdale CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery1.4 mi
- Third Street CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Mines of Spain CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.0 mi
- Simpson Street CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Doctor Finleys CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.3 mi
- Jackson Park CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Mount Olivet CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Presentation Sisters CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery2.8 mi
- Cherry Hill CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.1 mi
- Center Grove CemeteryDubuque, IACemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Sisters of Charity Cemetery
- Tri-State Cremation Center1.5 miCremation provider · East Dubuque · (563) 663-1096
- Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory1.7 miCremation provider · Dubuque · (563) 556-6788
- Siegert-Casper Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-7005
- Miller's Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · East Dubuque · (815) 747-3194
- Behr Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-3297
- Hoffmann Schneider Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Dubuque · (563) 582-7221
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