About Elmwood Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. It lies about 1.1 mi east of Fort Madison. The grounds sit at about 535 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William Gustavus Kent. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 456343. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fort Madison City Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Barr Memorial Chapel in Fort Madison, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 125 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 72 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 125 listings in Lee County have a phone number or website on record.
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.
Notable people buried at Elmwood Cemetery
- William Gustavus Kent1837-1905American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Elmwood 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
40.62660, -91.33555
What Elmwood 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
- Fort Madison City CemeteryFort Madison, IAMunicipal cemetery0.7 mi
- Gethsemane CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.5 mi
- Old Fort Madison CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Oakland CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Hyde Grove Family CemeteryFort Madison, IAFamily cemetery1.9 mi
- Box Groves CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Hoffmeister CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Cherry Hill CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryFort Madison, IAChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Iowa State Prison CemeteryFort Madison, IACemetery2.1 mi
Funeral homes near Elmwood Cemetery
- Barr Memorial Chapel0.4 miFuneral chapel · Fort Madison · (319) 372-5664
- King-Lynk Funeral Home Inc1.2 miFuneral home · Fort Madison · (319) 372-1952
- Schmitz Lynk Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · West Point · (319) 837-6331
- Banks & Beals Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Dallas City · (217) 852-3515
- Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory12 miCremation provider · Donnellson · (319) 835-5716
- Vigen Memorial Home and Crematory16 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-3377
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