About Old Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
Old Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. It lies about 6.2 mi northwest of Defiance. The grounds sit at about 745 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1961353. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Stephens Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Zachrich Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Holgate, about 6.0 mi away. It is one of 63 cemeteries we list in Defiance County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Defiance. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.24588, -84.24813
What Old Saint Stephens 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
- Saint Stephens CemeteryHolgate, OHCemetery0.9 mi
- Hill CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery2.0 mi
- Ayersville CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery2.2 mi
- Hohenberger CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery2.2 mi
- Riverview Memory GardensDefiance, OHCemetery3.4 mi
- Hire CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery3.4 mi
- Rohn CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery3.6 mi
- Pleasant Township Cemetery 1Holgate, OHMunicipal cemetery4.1 mi
- Independence CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery4.6 mi
- Parry CemeteryDefiance, OHCemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Old Saint Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
- Zachrich Funeral Home and Cremation Services6.0 miFuneral home · Holgate · (419) 264-0600
- Snyder Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Holgate · (419) 264-3401
- Schaffer Funeral Home, Inc.6.4 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 784-2441
- Defiance Memorials6.4 miMonument dealer · Defiance · (419) 784-2350
- Schaffer Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 784-2441
- Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home7.6 miFuneral home · Defiance · (419) 782-0075
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Frequently asked questions
Is Old Saint Stephens 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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