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Location of Cedar Memorial
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| Country | United States of America |
| Location | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Type | Public |
| Size | 72 acres (29 ha) |
Cedar Memorial is a cemetery located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. In addition to the cemetery, there is also a flower shop, funeral home, crematorium, family center, and a library containing materials on bereavement and genealogy are also on the grounds. This unique memorial park located on 1st Avenue between Cedar Rapids and Marion includes a wooded cemetery with many artistic features, a natural limestone funeral home, a modern cremation center, a family center and library, a full-service flower shop, and a chapel and mausoleum patterned after old world churches of England.
The cemetery is widely recognized as one of the finest park cemeteries in the country. The park is 72 acres (290,000 m2) in size, and offers traditional burial, lawn crypts, and mausoleum entombment. There are also several columbariums in the cemetery with niches for burial of cremated remains.