About Searsboro Cemetery
Searsboro Cemetery is a cemetery near New Sharon, Poweshiek County, Iowa. It lies about 8.2 mi south of New Sharon. The grounds sit at about 899 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Lydia Maria Weesner. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1997441. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cemetery Hill Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon, about 8.2 mi away. It is one of 44 cemeteries we list in Poweshiek County, and 38 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, New Sharon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Searsboro Cemetery
- Lydia Maria Weesner1850-1899
People whose Wikidata entry gives Searsboro 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
41.58248, -92.70186
What Searsboro 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
- Cemetery Hill CemeteryNew Sharon, IACemetery2.1 mi
- West Liberty CemeteryMontezuma, IACemetery3.1 mi
- Friends CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Lower Blue Point CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Upper Blue Point CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery4.3 mi
- Hayes CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery4.3 mi
- Little Mount Baptist CemeteryMontezuma, IABaptist cemetery4.3 mi
- McDonald CemeteryMontezuma, IACemetery4.4 mi
- Mill Grove CemeteryNew Sharon, IACemetery4.5 mi
- Sugar Creek CemeteryGrinnell, IACemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Searsboro Cemetery
- Holland-Coble Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · New Sharon · (641) 637-2811
- Holland Coble Funeral Home8.9 miFuneral home · Montezuma · (641) 623-3500
- Cox-Smith Funeral and Cremation Service11 miCremation provider · Grinnell · (641) 236-5580
- Smith Funeral Home and Crematory11 miCremation provider · Grinnell · (641) 236-3134
- Smith Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Grinnell · (641) 236-5920
- Calvary Wayside Chapel16 miFuneral home · Pella
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