About Salem's Lutheran Cemetery
Salem's Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Preston, Jackson County, Iowa. It lies about 2.1 mi southeast of Preston. The grounds sit at about 732 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 461375. The nearest other listed cemetery is North Bend School Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dawson Funeral Services in Maquoketa, about 12 mi away. It is one of 102 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Preston. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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42.07287, -90.44168
What Salem's 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
- North Bend School CemeteryPreston, IACemetery1.6 mi
- Summer Hill CemeteryPreston, IACemetery1.6 mi
- Reed CemeteryPreston, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Schickel CemeteryPreston, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Schmidt Farm CemeteryPreston, IACemetery1.9 mi
- Russell Farm CemeteryPreston, IACemetery2.7 mi
- Farley CemeteryPreston, IACemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryPreston, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Preston CemeteryPreston, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Heim Farm CemeteryPreston, IACemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Salem's Lutheran Cemetery
- Dawson Funeral Services12 miFuneral home · Maquoketa · (888) 552-2453
- Hachmann-Mier Funeral Home & Cremation Service13 miFuneral home · Bellevue · (563) 872-4101
- Iowa Concrete Products And Monuments13 miMonument dealer · Maquoketa · (563) 652-2557
- Law-Jones Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Savanna · (800) 525-2264
- Law Jones Cremation & Funeral Care15 miCremation provider · Hanover · (815) 591-3317
- Schultz Funeral Homes18 miFuneral home · Dewitt · (563) 659-5241
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Frequently asked questions
Is Salem's Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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