About Box Grave
Box Grave is a cemetery near Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. It lies about 1.8 mi south of Fort Madison. 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 1981353. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hyde Grove Family Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Barr Memorial Chapel in Fort Madison, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 125 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 79 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 125 listings in Lee County have a phone number or website on record.
Also known as John Box Grounds Cemetery, William Box Grave
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Madison. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.65573, -91.32090
What Box Grave 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
- Hyde Grove Family CemeteryFort Madison, IAFamily cemetery0.5 mi
- Gethsemane CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery0.7 mi
- Cherry Hill CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.2 mi
- Burton Farm Grounds CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.2 mi
- Box Groves CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.3 mi
- Hillcrest Memorial ParkFort Madison, IAMemorial park1.5 mi
- Locust Grove Pioneer CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Hoffmeister CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Slack CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Iowa State Prison CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.8 mi
Funeral homes near Box Grave
- Barr Memorial Chapel1.7 miFuneral chapel · Fort Madison · (319) 372-5664
- King-Lynk Funeral Home Inc2.8 miFuneral home · Fort Madison · (319) 372-1952
- Schmitz Lynk Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · West Point · (319) 837-6331
- Banks & Beals Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Dallas City · (217) 852-3515
- Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory13 miCremation provider · Donnellson · (319) 835-5716
- Prugh Funeral Service14 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 752-2828
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