Fort Des Moines Cemetery

Fort Des Moines Cemetery is a cemetery in Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa. Fort Des Moines Cemetery is situated nearby to the commercial area Southridge Mall, as well as near the quarter Avon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School and Southridge Mall.

Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School

Protected area

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The Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School was a military base and training facility on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa. Established in 1901, the base trained African American officers for the U.S. Army during World War I and was where women first began training for US Army service in 1942 as part of the Women's Army Corps. Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Fort Des Moines Cemetery.

Southridge Mall

Commercial area

Southridge Mall is an open-air shopping center on the south side of Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It attracts roughly 300 visitors per year, with a primary trade area consisting of most of the city of Des Moines and areas to its south and east. Southridge Mall is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Fort Des Moines Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avon and Norwalk.

Avon

Quarter

Avon is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Iowa, United States. Avon is situated 4½ miles east of Fort Des Moines Cemetery.

Norwalk

Town

Norwalk is a city in Warren County, with some small portions extending into Polk County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 12,799 at the time of the 2020 census. Norwalk is situated 4½ miles southwest of Fort Des Moines Cemetery.

Des Moines

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.

Fort Des Moines Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Bloomfield Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.51666° or 41° 31′ north

Longitude

-93.60577° or 93° 36′ 21″ west

Elevation

856 feet (261 metres)

Open location code

86H8G98V+MM

GeoNames ID

4857478

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