About Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near West Union, Fayette County, Iowa. It lies about 7.3 mi south of West Union. The grounds sit at about 1,109 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 454539. The nearest other listed cemetery is First Lutheran Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schmitz Funeral Home in Ossian, about 5.8 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in Fayette County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, West Union. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
43.06262, -91.76309
What Bethany Lutheran Church 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
- First Lutheran CemeteryWest Union, IALutheran cemetery2.0 mi
- George CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery2.2 mi
- Nutting CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery2.9 mi
- Stavanger CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Peter Kirchof CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Auburn Township CemeteryWest Union, IAMunicipal cemetery3.9 mi
- Dover Township CemeteryWest Union, IAMunicipal cemetery3.9 mi
- Bloomfield CemeteryPostville, IACemetery5.2 mi
- Hillside CemeteryDecorah, IACemetery5.4 mi
- Ossian Community CemeteryDecorah, IACemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Schmitz Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Ossian · (563) 532-9424
- Burnham-Wood and S. K. Rogers Funeral Homes7.3 miFuneral home · West Union · (563) 422-3615
- West Union Monument Company8.0 miMonument dealer · West Union · (563) 422-5895
- Schutte-grau Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Postville · (563) 864-7252
- Chekal Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Fort Atkinson · (563) 534-7251
- Balik's Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Spillville · (563) 562-3424
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bethany Lutheran Church 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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