About First Mennonite Cemetery
First Mennonite Cemetery is a mennonite and Amish cemetery near Saint James, Watonwan County, Minnesota. It lies about 8.0 mi east of Saint James. The grounds sit at about 1,125 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2050989. The nearest other listed cemetery is Haseman Post Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sturm Funeral Home in St James, about 8.5 mi away. It is one of 28 cemeteries we list in Watonwan County, and 16 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Saint James. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
44.02134, -94.77803
What First Mennonite 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
- Haseman Post CemeteryMountain Lake, MNMilitary cemetery1.6 mi
- Mennonite CemeteryMountain Lake, MNMennonite and Amish cemetery3.3 mi
- St. John's Lutheran CemeteryMountain Lake, MNLutheran cemetery3.9 mi
- West Sveadahl CemeterySaint James, MNCemetery4.1 mi
- Bethlehem Lutheran CemeteryMountain Lake, MNLutheran cemetery4.4 mi
- Bethlehem CemeteryMountain Lake, MNCemetery4.4 mi
- Butterfield CemeteryMountain Lake, MNCemetery5.0 mi
- East Sveadahl CemeterySaint James, MNCemetery6.1 mi
- Salem CemeterySpringfield, MNCemetery6.4 mi
- Congregational CemeteryMountain Lake, MNCemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near First Mennonite Cemetery
- Sturm Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · St James · (507) 375-7342
- Sturm Funeral Home Inc9.4 miFuneral home · Mountain Lake · (507) 427-2755
- Sturm Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Springfield · (507) 723-4298
- Sturm Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Madelia · (507) 642-3214
- Sunburst Memorials, Amy Bergeman18 miMonument dealer · Madelia · (507) 642-2374
- Sturm Funeral Home/cremation19 miFuneral home · Sleepy Eye · (507) 794-5221
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Frequently asked questions
Is First Mennonite Cemetery a Mennonite and Amish cemetery?
Our records list a Mennonite and Amish affiliation, based on its official name. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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