Swedish Lutheran Cemetery in Mediapolis, Iowa
Also known as Old Swedish Cemetery
About Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. It lies about 4.8 mi west of Mediapolis. The grounds sit at about 669 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459841. The nearest other listed cemetery is Driskell Family Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services in Mediapolis, about 4.6 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Des Moines County, and 52 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mediapolis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.00009, -91.07353
What Swedish Lutheran 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
- Driskell Family CemeteryMediapolis, IAFamily cemetery1.3 mi
- Hukill Farm CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery1.7 mi
- Pegtown CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery1.8 mi
- Dolbee CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic CemeteryMediapolis, IACatholic cemetery1.9 mi
- Kingston CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery2.3 mi
- Newberry - Haight CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Hinson Family PlotMediapolis, IAFamily cemetery2.6 mi
- Round Prairie CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery3.0 mi
- Dravis CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
- Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services4.6 miCremation provider · Mediapolis · (319) 394-3000
- Turnbull Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Oquawka · (309) 867-3040
- Leyda, Burrus & Metz Monuments12 miMonument dealer · Burlington · (319) 752-4654
- Lunning Funeral Chapel12 miFuneral chapel · Burlington · (319) 752-2771
- Prugh Funeral Service13 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 754-8241
- Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Wapello · (319) 523-2721
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Frequently asked questions
Is Swedish Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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