About Quaker Cemetery
Quaker Cemetery is a quaker cemetery near Sheldon, Lyon County, Iowa. It lies about 7.4 mi south of Sheldon. The grounds sit at about 1,427 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1906657. The nearest other listed cemetery is Zion Lutheran Cemetery, about 3.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Andringa Funeral Home in Sheldon, about 7.2 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Lyon County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sheldon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
43.28725, -95.87054
What Quaker 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
- Zion Lutheran CemeteryGeorge, IALutheran cemetery3.1 mi
- Gilman CemeterySibley, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Saint Marys CemeterySibley, IACemetery3.9 mi
- Zoar Presbyterian Church CemeteryGeorge, IAPresbyterian cemetery5.2 mi
- Greenwood CemeterySheldon, IACemetery5.3 mi
- Lyon County First Presbyterian Church CemeteryGeorge, IAPresbyterian cemetery5.4 mi
- Grant Township CemeteryGeorge, IAMunicipal cemetery7.3 mi
- East Lawn CemeterySheldon, IACemetery7.6 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeterySheldon, IACemetery7.8 mi
- Saint Paul Lutheran CemeterySheldon, IALutheran cemetery7.9 mi
Funeral homes near Quaker Cemetery
- Andringa Funeral Home7.2 miFuneral home · Sheldon · (712) 324-2230
- Vander Ploeg Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Sheldon · (712) 324-3331
- Jurrens Funeral Homes7.6 miFuneral home · George · (712) 475-3308
- Jurrens Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · Sibley · (712) 754-2154
- Sanborn Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Sanborn · (712) 729-3238
- Jurrens Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Rock Rapids · (712) 472-2523
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Frequently asked questions
Is Quaker Cemetery a Quaker cemetery?
Our records list a Quaker affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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