About Sixteen Cemetery
Sixteen Cemetery is a cemetery near Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa. It lies about 12 mi southeast of Sigourney. The grounds sit at about 869 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Clarence C. Wiley, Daniel W. Hamilton and Carter Hamilton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 461658. The nearest other listed cemetery is Friends Cemetery, about 2.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Harden Funeral Home in What Cheer, about 4.2 mi away. It is one of 73 cemeteries we list in Keokuk County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sigourney. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sixteen Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player, 1 musician, 1 US representative.
- Clarence C. Wiley1883-1908American ragtime composer
- Daniel W. Hamilton1861-1936American politician
- Carter Hamilton1897-1949American baseball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sixteen 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
41.46215, -92.35449
What Sixteen 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
- Friends CemeterySigourney, IACemetery2.2 mi
- McFarlan CemeterySigourney, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeterySigourney, IACemetery4.4 mi
- Bailey CemeterySigourney, IACemetery4.6 mi
- Saint Martin Evangelical Lutheran CemeterySigourney, IALutheran cemetery4.7 mi
- Humes CemeterySigourney, IACemetery4.7 mi
- Highland CemeterySigourney, IACemetery4.8 mi
- Indianapolis CemeteryOskaloosa, IACemetery5.8 mi
- Rice CemeterySigourney, IACemetery6.0 mi
- Barnes City CemeteryMontezuma, IAMunicipal cemetery6.8 mi
Funeral homes near Sixteen Cemetery
- Harden Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · What Cheer · (641) 634-2420
- Holm Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Sigourney · (641) 622-2307
- Powell Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Sigourney · (641) 622-3434
- Holland Coble Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Montezuma · (641) 623-3500
- Powell Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · North English · (319) 664-3385
- Holland-Coble Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · New Sharon · (641) 637-2811
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