About Friends Cemetery
Friends Cemetery is a cemetery near Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. It lies about 11 mi southwest of Fairfield. The grounds sit at about 741 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: LeRoy Wilfred Chalupa. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 456781. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Josephs Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gould Funeral Home in Brighton, about 2.7 mi away. It is one of 81 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 52 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fairfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Friends Cemetery
- LeRoy Wilfred Chalupa1912-1965American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Friends 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
41.14796, -91.86405
What Friends 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 Josephs CemeteryFairfield, IACemetery1.2 mi
- Walnut CemeteryFairfield, IACemetery1.8 mi
- Hillcrest CemeteryWashington, IACemetery3.3 mi
- Westenhaver Family CemeteryFairfield, IAFamily cemetery3.6 mi
- Polishville CemeteryFairfield, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Ann Gowey CemeteryWashington, IACemetery4.0 mi
- Clay CemeteryMaharishi Vedic City, IACemetery4.0 mi
- Courtney CemeteryFairfield, IACemetery4.1 mi
- Howard Grove CemeteryMaharishi Vedic City, IACemetery4.1 mi
- Antioch CemeteryMaharishi Vedic City, IACemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Friends Cemetery
- Gould Funeral Home2.7 miFuneral home · Brighton · (319) 694-2125
- Beatty Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Wayland · (319) 256-4081
- Behner Funeral Home & Crematory11 miCremation provider · Fairfield · (641) 472-4116
- Cranston Family Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Fairfield · (641) 472-3176
- Whitney Monument Works - Washington14 miMonument dealer · Washington · (641) 472-4104
- Jones & Eden Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Washington · (319) 653-2105
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