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Oakland Cemetery was deeded to the residents of Iowa City on February 13, 1843. Over the years the cemetery has expanded to 40 acres (160,000 m 2 ). Supported by taxpayers, the cemetery is a non-perpetual care facility. As a public institution anyone can be buried in Oakland, but traditionally it was a Protestant cemetery; Catholics were ...
This list of cemeteries in Iowa includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
Oakland Cemetery was deeded to "the people of Iowa City" by the Iowa territorial legislature on February 13, 1843. The original plot was one block square, with the southwest corner at Governor and Church. Over the years the cemetery has been expanded and now encompasses 40 acres (16 hectares). Oakland Cemetery is a non-perpetual care city cemetery.
Community members attend a ceremony in memory of soldiers and sailors lost at sea on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023, at Park Road Bridge in Iowa City, Iowa. North Liberty Avenue of Flags
Oakland is an excellent example of a Victorian-style cemetery, and reflects the "garden cemetery" movement started and exemplified by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts. The original 6 acres (24,000 m 2 ) of Oakland remains one of the oldest historical plots of land in Atlanta, most of the rest of the city having been burned in 1864.
Oasis, Iowa. / 41.70611°N 91.38556°W / 41.70611; -91.38556. Oasis is an unincorporated community located in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. [1] It lies within section 26 of Graham Township, and was once known as Graham, Iowa. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the town had a total ...
What: Clean up of the Oakland Cemetery in Cranston Where: 1569 Broad St., Cranston (cemetery is abutted in the rear by the Roger Williams Park along F. C. Greene Memorial Boulevard) When: 9 a.m ...
Iowa townships may provide fire protection, emergency medical services, cemeteries, community centers, playgrounds, and, upon voter approval, public halls. Although Iowa townships may levy taxes, the county board of supervisors issues anticipatory bonds on behalf of the township and the compensation of township trustees (other than fees) is ...