Cemeteries in Bureau County, IL
Bureau County, Illinois has 84 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 10 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Princeton (27), Walnut (13) and Kewanee (10). Among them are 14 church cemeteries (17%), 5 Catholic cemeteries (6%) and 5 Christian cemeteries (6%).
All cemeteries in Bureau County
- Calvary Catholic CemeteryLaddCatholic cemetery
- Catholic CemeteryPrincetonCatholic cemetery
- Clarion Lutheran CemeteryMendotaLutheran cemetery
- Fairfield Amish Mennonite CemeteryWalnutMennonite and Amish cemetery
- German Evangelical CemeteryMendotaChristian cemetery
- Mount Olivet Catholic CemeterySpring ValleyCatholic cemetery
- Saint Annes CemeterySpring ValleyCatholic cemetery
- Saint George Syrian CemeterySpring ValleyChristian cemetery
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryDepueLutheran cemetery
- Saint Valentines CemeterySpring ValleyCatholic cemetery
- Saints Peter and Paul CemeterySpring ValleyChristian cemetery
- Sand Hill Baptist CemeteryPrincetonChristian cemetery
- Willow Springs CemeteryPrincetonChristian cemetery
- Aldrich Family CemeteryPrincetonFamily cemetery
- Anderson Family CemeteryWalnutFamily cemetery
- Arlington CemeteryLaddCemetery
- Arlington Lost Grove CemeteryLaddCemetery
- Artestian Well CemeteryDepueCemetery
- Bereans CemeteryLaddCemetery
- Bowen CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Boyds Grove CemeteryHenryCemetery
- Bunker Hills CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Bureau County Home CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Corss CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Cyrus Hills CemeteryMendotaCemetery
- De Pue Village CemeteryDepueMunicipal cemetery
- Dover CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Elm Lawn CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Erbes CemeteryMendotaCemetery
- Evangelical and Reformed CemeteryDepueCemetery
- Fairfield CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Fifield CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Floral Hill CemeteryKewaneeCemetery
- Follett CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Forest Hill CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Gold Township CemeteryKewaneeMunicipal cemetery
- Greenfield CemeteryMendotaCemetery
- Greenwood CemeteryHennepinCemetery
- Heatons Point CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Hetzler CemeteryMendotaCemetery
- Hollowayville CemeteryDepueCemetery
- Hopeland CemeteryKewaneeCemetery
- Hunter CemeteryHennepinCemetery
- Jenkins-Green Cemetery (historical)PrincetonCemetery
- Ladd CemeteryLaddCemetery
- Limerick CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Lithuanian CemeterySpring ValleyCemetery
- Lone Tree CemeteryHenryCemetery
- Malden CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Manlius CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Mason CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Miller CemeterySpring ValleyCemetery
- Milo CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Mineral CemeteryKewaneeCemetery
- Miners Memorial CemeteryLaddCemetery
- Mount Bloom CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryKewaneeCemetery
- Neponset CemeteryKewaneeCemetery
- New Bedford Chapel CemeteryWalnutChurch cemetery
- North Prairie CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Oak Hill CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Oakland CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Ohio CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Pioneer CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Prairie Repose CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Red Oak CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Roggy CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Saint Josephs CemeterySpring ValleyCemetery
- Saint Marys CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Saint Patrick CemeteryKewaneeCemetery
- Sapp CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Searl Ridge CemeteryDepueCemetery
- Sheffield CemeteryKewaneeCemetery
- Thomas CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Triplett CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Union CemeteryMendotaCemetery
- Union CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Valley Memorial ParkSpring ValleyMemorial park
- Van Orin Repose CemeteryMendotaCemetery
- Walnut CemeteryWalnutCemetery
- Walnut Grove CemeteryKewaneeCemetery
- Wood Family CemeteryKewaneeFamily cemetery
- Woodlawn - Stoner CemeteryPrincetonCemetery
- Yorktown CemeteryProphetstownCemetery
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How Bureau County compares
Bureau County has 25.9 listed cemeteries per 10,000 residents, against 5.5 for Illinois, which puts it 47th of 102 Illinois counties on this measure. Census estimates count 425 deaths here in 2024, about 53 for each of the 8 funeral homes we know of (28th of 102 by number of funeral homes).
| Measure | Bureau County | Illinois | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemeteries per 10,000 residents | 25.9 | 5.5 | 47th of 102 |
| Cemeteries per 100 square miles | 9.7 | 12.5 | 72nd of 102 |
| Deaths in 2024 (estimate) | 425 | 114,343 | 41st of 102 |
| Deaths in 2024 per listed cemetery | 5.1 | 16.5 | 56th of 102 |
| Funeral homes | 8 | 1,111 | 28th of 102 |
| Deaths in 2024 per funeral home | 53 | 103 | 66th of 102 |
| Cremation providers | 1 | 185 | 21st of 102 |
| Monument dealers | 0 | 51 | 32nd of 102 |
| Notable burials | 11 | 3,508 | 33rd of 102 |
Population and deaths: US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates. Land area: 2020 Census Gazetteer. Funeral homes, cremation providers and monument dealers come from our sister directory, Funeral Home Directory USA. Ranks run from the highest value down, among Illinois counties with the figure available. Compare Bureau County with other places.
Funeral homes and monument dealers in Bureau County
- Bache Memorial ChapelFuneral chapel · La Moille
- Barto Funeral ChapelFuneral chapel · Spring Valley · (815) 447-2212
- Barto Funeral Homes LtdFuneral home · Spring Valley · (815) 663-5021
- Fiocchi Funeral HomeFuneral home · Princeton · (815) 879-3641
- Garland Funeral HomeFuneral home · Walnut · (815) 379-2010
- Hurst Funeral HomeFuneral home · Ladd · (815) 223-0380
- Lundquist-Merritt Funeral HomeFuneral home · La Moille · (815) 638-2121
- Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & MonumentsFuneral home · Princeton · (815) 875-2425
- Grant-Johnson Funeral Homes and CrematoryCremation provider · Princeton · (815) 872-1427
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Bureau County?
We list 84 cemeteries in Bureau County, Illinois. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Bureau County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Illinois vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Bureau County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Illinois law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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