About Colony Catholic Cemetery
Colony Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Elkader, Clayton County, Iowa. It lies about 3.1 mi southwest of Elkader. The grounds sit at about 1,037 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1949297. The nearest other listed cemetery is County Home Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home in Garnavillo, about 6.5 mi away. It is one of 124 cemeteries we list in Clayton County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Elkader. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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42.88332, -91.35847
What Colony Catholic 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
- County Home CemeteryElkader, IACemetery0.7 mi
- Chapin CemeteryElkader, IACemetery1.4 mi
- Zion Lutheran CemeteryElkader, IALutheran cemetery1.7 mi
- Clayton Center CemeteryElkader, IACemetery1.8 mi
- Elkader CemeteryElkader, IACemetery2.9 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryElkader, IACemetery3.3 mi
- Farmersburg - Wagner CemeteryElkader, IACemetery4.5 mi
- Hartmann CemeteryElkader, IACemetery4.9 mi
- Norway Lutheran Church CemeteryElkader, IALutheran cemetery5.1 mi
- Union CemeteryElkader, IACemetery5.2 mi
Funeral homes near Colony Catholic Cemetery
- Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home6.5 miFuneral home · Garnavillo · (563) 964-2201
- Leonard-Grau Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Monona · (563) 539-2170
- Lake & Thornburg Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Mcgregor · (563) 873-3551
- Morris Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Guttenberg · (563) 252-1842
- Garrity Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Prairie du Chien · (608) 326-2212
- Thornburg-grau Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Prairie du Chien · (608) 326-8524
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Frequently asked questions
Is Colony Catholic Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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