About Waucoma Cemetery
Waucoma Cemetery is a cemetery near West Union, Fayette County, Iowa. It lies about 13 mi southeast of West Union. The grounds sit at about 1,047 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: James Stark Koehler. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 462750. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in Waucoma, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in Fayette County, and 36 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.
Notable people buried at Waucoma Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- James Stark Koehler1914-2006American physicist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Waucoma 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
43.05856, -92.02739
What Waucoma 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 Marys CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery0.1 mi
- Saint Rose CemeteryNew Hampton, IACemetery2.5 mi
- Alpha CemeterySumner, IACemetery3.7 mi
- Eden CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryNew Hampton, IALutheran cemetery4.2 mi
- C J Jack Farm CemeteryNew Hampton, IACemetery4.2 mi
- Saint Lukes Catholic CemeteryWest Union, IACatholic cemetery4.9 mi
- Oak Lawn CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery5.2 mi
- Bethel CemeterySumner, IACemetery5.4 mi
- Pitts CemeteryWest Union, IACemetery5.5 mi
Funeral homes near Waucoma Cemetery
- Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Waucoma · (563) 776-6171
- Hugeback-Johnson Funeral6.3 miFuneral home · Lawler · (563) 238-2764
- Chekal Funeral Home7.6 miFuneral home · Fort Atkinson · (563) 534-7251
- Balik's Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Spillville · (563) 562-3424
- Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home and Crematory11 miCremation provider · Fredericksburg · (563) 237-6212
- Burnham-Wood and S. K. Rogers Funeral Homes13 miFuneral home · West Union · (563) 422-3615
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