About Canterbury Cemetery
Canterbury Cemetery is a cemetery near Athens, Sangamon County, Illinois. It lies about 2.8 mi northwest of Athens. The grounds sit at about 587 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1821041. The nearest other listed cemetery is Brittin Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mott & Henning Funeral Home in Athens, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Sangamon County, and 37 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Sangamon County dates to 1857. 6 of the 96 listings in Sangamon County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Athens. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.93171, -89.68815
What Canterbury 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
- Brittin CemeterySherman, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Strode CemeteryAthens, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Joel Hall CemeteryAthens, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Old West CemeteryAthens, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Hopwood CemeteryAthens, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Fancy Creek CemeteryWilliamsville, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Kern CemeterySherman, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Indian Point CemeteryAthens, ILCemetery5.1 mi
- Stewart CemeteryWilliamsville, ILCemetery5.6 mi
- Salisbury CemeterySpringfield, ILCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Canterbury Cemetery
- Mott & Henning Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Athens · (217) 636-8212
- Staab Funeral Homes5.1 miFuneral home · Sherman · (217) 993-7770
- Ellinger-Kunz & Park Funeral Home & Cremation Service8.9 miFuneral home · Springfield · (217) 544-5755
- Ruby Funeral Services & Chapel, Inc.9.5 miFuneral home · Springfield · (217) 679-6658
- Butler Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center-Springfield9.9 miFuneral home · Springfield · (217) 544-4646
- Bisch & Son Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Springfield · (217) 544-5424
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