About Gods Acres Cemetery
Gods Acres Cemetery is a cemetery near Postville, Fayette County, Iowa. It lies about 7.6 mi northeast of Postville. The grounds sit at about 876 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Frederic Larrabee and William Larrabee Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 456943. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Peters Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schutte-grau Funeral Home in Postville, about 7.7 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in Fayette County, and 32 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Postville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Gods Acres Cemetery
- Frederic Larrabee1873-1959American politician
- William Larrabee Jr.1870-1933American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Gods Acres 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
42.99196, -91.64982
What Gods Acres 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
- Saint Peters CemeteryPostville, IACemetery0.6 mi
- Elgin CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery2.4 mi
- East Clermont Lutheran CemeteryPostville, IALutheran cemetery3.0 mi
- Nutting CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery4.6 mi
- Brainard CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery4.9 mi
- Butler - Barnhouse CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery5.2 mi
- Barnhouse CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery5.2 mi
- Apostolic CemeteryPostville, IACemetery5.2 mi
- Houg CemeteryPostville, IACemetery5.3 mi
- Mork CemeteryElkader, IACemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Gods Acres Cemetery
- Schutte-grau Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Postville · (563) 864-7252
- Burnham-Wood and S. K. Rogers Funeral Homes8.1 miFuneral home · West Union · (563) 422-3615
- West Union Monument Company8.6 miMonument dealer · West Union · (563) 422-5895
- Schmitz Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Ossian · (563) 532-9424
- Leonard-Grau Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Monona · (563) 539-2170
- Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Arlington · (563) 633-2585
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.