About Gilgal Cemetery
Gilgal Cemetery is a cemetery near Benton, Franklin County, Illinois. It lies about 12 mi southwest of Benton. The grounds sit at about 489 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 409014. The nearest other listed cemetery is Jacksonville Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro, about 10 mi away. It is one of 89 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 52 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 89 listings in Franklin County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Benton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
38.08251, -88.73240
What Gilgal 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
- Jacksonville CemeteryIna, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Smith CemeteryMcLeansboro, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Walnut Grove CemeteryMcLeansboro, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Middle Fork CemeteryBenton, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Sugar Camp CemeteryIna, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Atchisson CemeteryMcLeansboro, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Mount Nebo CemeteryMcLeansboro, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Cook CemeteryBenton, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Wilbanks CemeteryIna, ILCemetery5.2 mi
- Thurmond CemeteryIna, ILCemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Gilgal Cemetery
- Harre Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · McLeansboro · (618) 643-2011
- Johnston Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Ina · (618) 437-5335
- Gholson Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · McLeansboro · (618) 643-2321
- JW Reynolds Memorials - McLeansboro11 miMonument dealer · McLeansboro · (618) 643-2825
- Leffler Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Benton · (618) 438-0021
- Pate Funeral Home & Crematory12 miCremation provider · Benton · (618) 438-8711
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