New Sweden Cemetery in Fairfield, Iowa
Also known as Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
About New Sweden Cemetery
New Sweden Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. It lies about 9.8 mi west of Fairfield. The grounds sit at about 712 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459491. The nearest other listed cemetery is New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Behner Funeral Home & Crematory in Fairfield, about 9.9 mi away. It is one of 81 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 75 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.
Map
41.02470, -91.77520
What New Sweden 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
- New Sweden Lutheran CemeteryFairfield, IALutheran cemetery0.2 mi
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryFairfield, IALutheran cemetery0.4 mi
- New Sweden Baptist CemeteryFairfield, IABaptist cemetery0.5 mi
- Four Corners German Lutheran CemeteryFairfield, IALutheran cemetery0.7 mi
- Hopkirk CemeteryMount Pleasant, IACemetery1.8 mi
- Peterson CemeteryFairfield, IACemetery2.0 mi
- Lockridge CemeteryMount Pleasant, IACemetery2.3 mi
- Bonnifield CemeteryFairfield, IACemetery2.8 mi
- Hopkirk Family CemeteryMount Pleasant, IAFamily cemetery2.9 mi
- Chilcott CemeteryFairfield, IACemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near New Sweden Cemetery
- Behner Funeral Home & Crematory9.9 miCremation provider · Fairfield · (641) 472-4116
- Beatty Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Wayland · (319) 256-4081
- Gould Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Brighton · (319) 694-2125
- Cranston Family Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Fairfield · (641) 472-3176
- Murphy Funeral Home and Monuments12 miFuneral home · Mt Pleasant · (319) 385-4713
- Kimzey Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Mt Pleasant · (319) 385-2244
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Frequently asked questions
Is New Sweden Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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