About Ford Cemetery
Ford Cemetery is a cemetery near Ottumwa, Keokuk County, Iowa. It lies about 14 mi south of Ottumwa. The grounds sit at about 830 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 456664. The nearest other listed cemetery is Helm Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the east. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Fremont Funeral Chapel in Fremont, about 2.2 mi away. It is one of 73 cemeteries we list in Keokuk County, and 35 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ottumwa. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.21536, -92.39512
What Ford 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
- Helm CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery0.9 mi
- Akerman CemeterySigourney, IACemetery1.8 mi
- Abel CemeterySigourney, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Cedar Township Memorial CemeteryOskaloosa, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Cedar Township CemeteryOskaloosa, IAMunicipal cemetery2.5 mi
- Brooks CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Slagle CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery4.4 mi
- Rayburn CemeterySigourney, IACemetery5.3 mi
- Tioga CemeteryOskaloosa, IACemetery5.5 mi
- Bethel CemeterySigourney, IACemetery6.2 mi
Funeral homes near Ford Cemetery
- Fremont Funeral Chapel2.2 miFuneral chapel · Fremont · (641) 933-4315
- Powell Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Sigourney · (641) 622-3434
- Holm Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Sigourney · (641) 622-2307
- Harden Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · What Cheer · (641) 634-2420
- Eddyville Funeral Chapel13 miFuneral chapel · Eddyville · (641) 969-4313
- Robertson-Jay Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Ottumwa
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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