About Franklin Cemetery
Franklin Cemetery is a cemetery near Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois. It lies about 3.9 mi west of Carthage. The grounds sit at about 630 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 408662. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Brick Church Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Banks & Beals Funeral Home in La Harpe, about 13 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Hancock County, and 35 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Carthage. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.41143, -91.06319
What Franklin 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
- Old Brick Church CemeteryCarthage, ILChurch cemetery2.4 mi
- Old Carthage CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Woodring CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Barnes CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Holland CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Moss Ridge CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery4.5 mi
- Spangler CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- Yetter CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- Liberty CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Franklin Cemetery
- Banks & Beals Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · La Harpe · (217) 659-7751
- Jones Mortuary14 miMortuary · Colchester · (309) 776-3122
- Printy Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Hamilton · (217) 847-3321
- Banks & Beals Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Dallas City · (217) 852-3515
- DeJong-Printy Funeral Home and Crematory17 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-2340
- Vigen Memorial Home and Crematory17 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-3377
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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