About Friends Cemetery
Friends Cemetery is a cemetery near Grinnell, Jasper County, Iowa. It lies about 11 mi north of Grinnell. The grounds sit at about 804 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Seth Weesner. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 456785. The nearest other listed cemetery is Woodland Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon, about 9.9 mi away. It is one of 77 cemeteries we list in Jasper County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
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 Friends Cemetery
- Seth Weesner1824-1894American farmer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Friends 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
41.58216, -92.77268
What Friends 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
- Woodland CemeteryNew Sharon, IACemetery1.2 mi
- Campbell CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery1.3 mi
- New Salem CemeteryNew Sharon, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Swan CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery2.7 mi
- Cemetery Hill CemeteryNew Sharon, IACemetery3.0 mi
- Sugar Creek CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery3.2 mi
- Sully CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery3.2 mi
- Searsboro CemeteryNew Sharon, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Chester CemeteryPella, IACemetery4.5 mi
- Bethel CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Friends Cemetery
- Holland-Coble Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · New Sharon · (641) 637-2811
- Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service11 miCremation provider · Grinnell · (641) 236-5580
- Smith Funeral Home and Crematory12 miCremation provider · Grinnell · (641) 236-3134
- Smith Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Grinnell · (641) 236-5920
- Holland Coble Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Montezuma · (641) 623-3500
- Garden Chapel Funeral Homes14 miFuneral home · Pella · (641) 628-2430
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