About Ralston Cemetery
Ralston Cemetery is a cemetery near Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa. It lies about 8.0 mi northeast of Ottumwa. The grounds sit at about 869 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1975641. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wellman Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Knedler Funeral Home in Blakesburg, about 4.5 mi away. It is one of 74 cemeteries we list in Wapello County, and 65 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
40.97528, -92.55309
What Ralston 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
- Wellman CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery1.8 mi
- Brooks CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Chisman CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.3 mi
- Mount Zion CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.5 mi
- Towler CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery3.6 mi
- County Farm Number One CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery4.2 mi
- Smith CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery4.3 mi
- Folgman CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery4.5 mi
- Pleasant Ridge CemeteryOttumwa, IACemetery4.6 mi
- Blakesburg CemeteryAlbia, IACemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Ralston Cemetery
- Knedler Funeral Home4.5 miFuneral home · Blakesburg · (641) 938-2824
- Sinnott Funeral Home, Formerly Robertson Jay Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Ottumwa · (641) 682-8031
- Patterson Monument Co7.2 miMonument dealer · Ottumwa · (641) 682-3176
- Johnson Funeral Chapel7.4 miFuneral chapel · Ottumwa
- Robertson-Jay Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Ottumwa
- Reece Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Ottumwa · (641) 682-4509
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