About Rowan Cemetery
Rowan Cemetery is a cemetery near Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois. It lies about 8.1 mi north of Carbondale. The grounds sit at about 709 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Paul Simon and Jeanne Hurley Simon. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 412259. The nearest other listed cemetery is Zimmerman Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Walker Funeral Home in Cobden, about 4.9 mi away. It is one of 93 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Carbondale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rowan Cemetery
Among them: 1 Korean War veteran, 1 US representative, 1 US senator.
- Paul Simon1928-2003American politician
- Jeanne Hurley Simon1922-2000American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rowan Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
37.61305, -89.24601
What Rowan 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
- Zimmerman CemeteryCobden, ILCemetery0.9 mi
- Johnson CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Wilkins CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Hilton CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Vancil CemeteryCobden, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Makanda CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Stearns CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Walker CemeteryCobden, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Lockard CemeteryCobden, ILCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Rowan Cemetery
- Walker Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Cobden
- Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Homes5.0 miFuneral home · Alto Pass · (618) 893-4616
- Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Cobden · (618) 893-4616
- Jackson Funeral Home7.6 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 457-2580
- Meredith Funeral Home & Cremation Services7.9 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 457-4139
- Walker Funeral Homes7.9 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 529-3100
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