About First Lutheran Cemetery
First Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near West Union, Winneshiek County, Iowa. It lies about 8.9 mi south of West Union. The grounds sit at about 1,181 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 454540. The nearest other listed cemetery is Stavanger Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schmitz Funeral Home in Ossian, about 3.9 mi away. It is one of 94 cemeteries we list in Winneshiek County, and 37 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
43.08957, -91.77846
What First 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
- Stavanger CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery1.0 mi
- Bethany Lutheran Church CemeteryWest Union, IALutheran cemetery2.0 mi
- Auburn Township CemeteryWest Union, IAMunicipal cemetery3.3 mi
- Dover Township CemeteryWest Union, IAMunicipal cemetery3.3 mi
- Hillside CemeteryDecorah, IACemetery3.5 mi
- Ossian Community CemeteryDecorah, IACemetery3.5 mi
- Saint Peter Kirchof CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery3.6 mi
- Saint Francis De Sales CemeteryDecorah, IACatholic cemetery3.8 mi
- George CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Bloomfield CemeteryPostville, IACemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near First Lutheran Cemetery
- Schmitz Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Ossian · (563) 532-9424
- Chekal Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Fort Atkinson · (563) 534-7251
- Burnham-Wood and S. K. Rogers Funeral Homes9.0 miFuneral home · West Union · (563) 422-3615
- West Union Monument Company9.7 miMonument dealer · West Union · (563) 422-5895
- Schutte-grau Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Postville · (563) 864-7252
- Balik's Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Spillville · (563) 562-3424
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Frequently asked questions
Is First 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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