About Quaker Cemetery
Quaker Cemetery is a quaker cemetery near Sheldon, Lyon County, Iowa. 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 away.
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
We have no confirmed information about services at this cemetery yet. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
- Accepting new burials Not available
- Cremation options Not available
- Cremation niches Not available
- Mausoleum Not available
- Columbarium Not available
- Chapel Not available
- Green burial Not available
- Veterans section Not available
- Office on site Not available
- Parking Not available
- Wheelchair accessible Not available
- Restrooms Not available
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 CemeterySheldon, IACemetery7.9 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Quaker Cemetery located?
No street address is on record. Quaker Cemetery is near Sheldon in Lyon County, Iowa, at GPS coordinates 43.28725, -95.87054. Use the directions link to navigate to the coordinates.
What are the visiting hours of Quaker Cemetery?
Visiting hours are not on record. Many cemeteries are open from dawn to dusk, but confirm with the cemetery or the local town office before visiting.
How do I find a grave at Quaker Cemetery?
Contact the cemetery office or owner for interment records and plot maps. Volunteer indexes such as Find a Grave and BillionGraves may list transcribed headstones. For veterans, the VA Nationwide Gravesite Locator covers national and many state veterans cemeteries.
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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