About Glenwood Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa. It lies about 5.4 mi south of Eagle Grove. The grounds sit at about 1,119 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Paul N. MacEachron and Shirley J. Short. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 456930. The nearest funeral home we know of is Foust Funeral Home in Goldfield, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 30 cemeteries we list in Wright County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Eagle Grove. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Glenwood Cemetery
- Paul N. MacEachron1889-1930American football and basketball coach
- Shirley J. Shortborn 1895
People whose Wikidata entry gives Glenwood 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
42.74079, -93.92552
What Glenwood 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
- Goldfield CemeteryEagle Grove, IACemetery0.0 mi
- Wright County Burying GroundsEagle Grove, IACemetery1.1 mi
- Eagle Grove Township Cemetery (historical)Eagle Grove, IAMunicipal cemetery4.2 mi
- Schwenck Family Plot (historical)Eagle Grove, IAFamily cemetery4.4 mi
- Lake View CemeteryEagle Grove, IACemetery4.5 mi
- Lake Church CemeteryEagle Grove, IAChurch cemetery4.5 mi
- Holmes CemeteryEagle Grove, IACemetery4.5 mi
- Holmes Lutheran CemeteryEagle Grove, IALutheran cemetery4.5 mi
- Norway Lake CemeteryEagle Grove, IACemetery5.1 mi
- Calvary CemeteryEagle Grove, IACemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Glenwood Cemetery
- Foust Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Goldfield · (515) 825-3674
- Foust Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Eagle Grove · (515) 448-3674
- Ewing Funeral Home & Monument Company11 miFuneral home · Clarion · (515) 532-2233
- Mason Lindhart Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Humboldt · (515) 332-1321
- Ewing Funeral Home & Monument Company15 miFuneral home · Kanawha · (641) 762-3211
- Ewing Funeral Home and Monument Company18 miFuneral home · Belmond · (641) 444-3248
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