About Forbes Cemetery
Forbes Cemetery is a cemetery near Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa. It lies about 3.2 mi south of Keosauqua. The grounds sit at about 725 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1823554. The nearest other listed cemetery is County Farm Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cranston-Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, about 2.6 mi away. It is one of 115 cemeteries we list in Van Buren County, and 69 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Keosauqua. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.77322, -91.93949
What Forbes 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
- County Farm CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery0.5 mi
- Wilson CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery1.6 mi
- Anson CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Railroad GraveKeosauqua, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Rider CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery2.1 mi
- Leech CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery2.1 mi
- Gilbert CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery2.4 mi
- Oak Lawn CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Kilbourne CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery2.7 mi
- Rogers CemeteryKeosauqua, IACemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Forbes Cemetery
- Cranston-Pedrick Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Keosauqua · (319) 293-3531
- Pedrick Funeral Home9.0 miFuneral home · Douds · (641) 936-4317
- Behner Funeral Home & Crematory16 miCremation provider · Fairfield · (641) 472-4116
- Cranston Family Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Fairfield · (641) 472-3176
- Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home & Crematory22 miCremation provider · Donnellson · (319) 835-5716
- Kimzey Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Mt Pleasant · (319) 385-2244
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