About New Union Cemetery
New Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Benton, Franklin County, Illinois. It lies about 2.2 mi north of Benton. The grounds sit at about 430 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414470. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rea Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 89 cemeteries we list in Franklin County, and 71 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.
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37.96469, -88.92609
What New Union 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
- Rea CemeteryBenton, ILCemetery0.7 mi
- Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery12740 Oddfellow Lane, Benton, ILCemetery1.1 mi
- County Poor Farm CemeteryBenton, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryBenton, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Memorial Park CemeteryBenton, ILMemorial park2.0 mi
- Joplin CemeteryWest Frankfort, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Neal CemeteryWest Frankfort, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Browning CemeteryBenton, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Neal CemeteryWest Frankfort, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Moser CemeteryBenton, ILCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near New Union Cemetery
- Morton & Johnston Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Benton · (618) 438-0311
- Pate Funeral Home & Crematory2.1 miCremation provider · Benton · (618) 438-8711
- Leffler Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Benton · (618) 438-0021
- Stone Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · West Frankfort · (618) 932-2161
- Parker-Reedy Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · West Frankfort · (618) 932-6500
- J.W. Reynolds Monuments4.6 miMonument dealer · West Frankfort · (618) 937-2425
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