About Cowles Cemetery
Cowles Cemetery is a cemetery near Leon, Decatur County, Iowa. It lies about 9.6 mi north of Leon. The grounds sit at about 968 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 455683. The nearest other listed cemetery is Gammill Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home in Leon, about 9.5 mi away. It is one of 76 cemeteries we list in Decatur County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Leon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.60583, -93.70004
What Cowles 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
- Gammill CemeteryLeon, IACemetery0.8 mi
- Dale CemeteryLeon, IACemetery1.1 mi
- New Salem CemeteryLeon, IAChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Hamilton CemeteryLamoni, IACemetery2.6 mi
- Union CemeteryLeon, IACemetery2.8 mi
- South CemeteryPrinceton, MOCemetery3.3 mi
- Campbell CemeteryLamoni, IACemetery3.5 mi
- Chase Cemetery (historical)Leon, IACemetery4.4 mi
- Bethel Church CemeteryPrinceton, MOChurch cemetery4.7 mi
- Freedom Church CemeteryPrinceton, MOChurch cemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Cowles Cemetery
- Slade-O'Donnell Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Leon · (641) 446-6211
- Roberson Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Princeton · (660) 748-3325
- Roberson Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Eagleville · (660) 867-3112
- Thomas-Randolph Funeral Home22 miFuneral home · Corydon · (641) 872-1410
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