About Masonic Cemetery
Masonic Cemetery is a cemetery near Urbandale, Polk County, Iowa. It lies about 1.9 mi northwest of Urbandale. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including George A. Wilson, Edwin T. Meredith and Paul Harvey Cunningham. The nearest other listed cemetery is Glendale Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Iles Westover Funeral Home in Des Moines, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Polk County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 71 listings in Polk County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Urbandale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Masonic Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 governor, 1 physician, 1 US senator, 1 World War I veteran.
- George A. Wilson1884-1953American politician
- Edwin T. Meredith1876-1928American businessman
- Paul Harvey Cunningham1890-1961American politician
- Hubert Utterback1880-1942American politician
- Joy Hodges1915-2003American singer and actress
- Carl Weeks1876-1962American businessman
- Scott M. Ladd1855-1931American judge
- Thomas M. Shallenberger1850-1946United States antiquarian
- John R. Robinson1907-1972American photographer
- Walter Lawrence Bierring1868-1961American physician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Masonic 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
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What Masonic 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
- Glendale Cemetery4909 University Avenue, Des Moines, IACemetery0.2 mi
- Benjamin F. Jesse Pioneer CemeteryWest Des Moines, IACemetery2.1 mi
- Emmanuel CemeteryDes Moines, IAJewish cemetery2.2 mi
- Emanuel CemeteryDes Moines, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Ambrose CemeteryDes Moines, IACatholic cemetery2.3 mi
- Chapel Hill Gardens CemeteryUrbandale, IAChurch cemetery2.3 mi
- Woodland CemeteryDes Moines, IAChurch cemetery2.3 mi
- McDivitt Grove CemeteryUrbandale, IACemetery2.8 mi
- Resthaven Cemetery801 19th Street, West Des Moines, IACemetery2.9 mi
- Kinsey-Lawson Cemetery6025 Pine Ridge Street, Johnston, IACemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Masonic Cemetery
- Des Moines Winterset Memorials0.5 miMonument dealer · Des Moines · (515) 277-4433
- Iles Westover Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 276-4567
- Iles Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Urbandale
- Brooks Funeral Care2.2 miFuneral home · Clive · (515) 277-8700
- Iowa Funeral Planning2.3 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 218-8103
- Merle Hay Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Des Moines · (515) 278-4633
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