About West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa. It lies about 5.9 mi south of Forest City. The grounds sit at about 1,273 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1925711. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holmes Chapel Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schott Funeral Home in Forest City, about 5.5 mi away. It is one of 31 cemeteries we list in Winnebago County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Forest City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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43.34310, -93.67549
What West Prairie Lutheran 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
- Holmes Chapel CemeteryLake Mills, IAChurch cemetery2.5 mi
- Forest Home CemeteryForest City, IACemetery2.6 mi
- West Prairie CemeteryForest City, IACemetery3.0 mi
- Mount Valley CemeteryForest City, IACemetery3.0 mi
- Oakland CemeteryForest City, IACemetery5.0 mi
- Center Synod CemeteryLake Mills, IACemetery5.1 mi
- Rose Hill CemeteryForest City, IACemetery5.5 mi
- Saint James Catholic CemeteryForest City, IACatholic cemetery5.6 mi
- North Prairie CemeteryLake Mills, IACemetery5.8 mi
- Union CemeteryForest City, IACemetery6.2 mi
Funeral homes near West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
- Schott Funeral Home5.5 miFuneral home · Forest City · (641) 585-2685
- Forest City Granite Works5.7 miMonument dealer · Forest City · (641) 582-3282
- Mittelstadt Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Lake Mills · (641) 592-0221
- Cataldo Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Garner · (641) 923-2841
- Ewing Funeral Home and Monument Company18 miFuneral home · Britt · (641) 843-3839
- Cataldo Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Britt · (641) 843-3811
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Frequently asked questions
Is West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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