About Chester Cemetery
Chester Cemetery is a cemetery near Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa. It lies about 6.8 mi south of Grinnell. The grounds sit at about 997 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Bruce Craddock. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 455382. The nearest other listed cemetery is Chester Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell, about 5.9 mi away. It is one of 44 cemeteries we list in Poweshiek County, and 20 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 44 listings in Poweshiek County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Grinnell. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Chester Cemetery
- Bruce Craddock1944-1990American football coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Chester 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
41.84162, -92.71847
What Chester 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
- Chester CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery0.8 mi
- Korns CemeteryTama, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Green CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery4.2 mi
- Prairie View CemeteryMarshalltown, IACemetery5.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery5.7 mi
- Maple Grove CemeteryTama, IACemetery5.8 mi
- Sheridan CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery6.0 mi
- Hickory Grove CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery6.4 mi
- Hazelwood CemeteryGrinnell, IAChurch cemetery7.3 mi
- Strand Lutheran CemeteryMarshalltown, IALutheran cemetery7.6 mi
Funeral homes near Chester Cemetery
- Smith Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Grinnell · (641) 236-5920
- Smith Funeral Home and Crematory6.6 miCremation provider · Grinnell · (641) 236-3134
- Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service7.1 miCremation provider · Grinnell · (641) 236-5580
- Kruse-Phillips Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Tama · (641) 484-3400
- McCall Monument16 miMonument dealer · Marshalltown · (641) 753-9595
- Mitchell Family Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Marshalltown · (641) 844-1234
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