Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Sheldon, Iowa
Also known as Saint Paul Cemetery
About Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa. It lies about 0.9 mi northwest of Sheldon. The grounds sit at about 1,437 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 461275. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Patricks Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 22 cemeteries we list in O'Brien County, and 14 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
43.17460, -95.84106
What Saint Paul 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
- Saint Patricks CemeterySheldon, IACemetery0.5 mi
- East Lawn CemeterySheldon, IACemetery0.5 mi
- Greenwood CemeterySheldon, IACemetery6.3 mi
- Hospers Memorial CemeterySheldon, IACemetery7.6 mi
- Quaker CemeterySheldon, IAQuaker cemetery7.9 mi
- Hospers CemeterySheldon, IACemetery8.0 mi
- Roseland CemeterySanborn, IACemetery8.1 mi
- Saint Anthonys CemeterySheldon, IACemetery8.1 mi
- Floyd Township CemeteryAlton, IAMunicipal cemetery8.9 mi
- Boyden CemeteryHull, IACemetery9.3 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Vander Ploeg Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Sheldon · (712) 324-3331
- Andringa Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Sheldon · (712) 324-2230
- Sanborn Funeral Home9.3 miFuneral home · Sanborn · (712) 729-3238
- Gaudian & Eldridge Funeral12 miFuneral home · Primghar · (712) 757-8055
- Jurrens Funeral Homes14 miFuneral home · George · (712) 475-3308
- Eldridge Family Funeral Homes/Vander Ploeg Funeral Homes15 miFuneral home · Paullina · (712) 448-3820
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Paul 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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