About Rock Creek Cemetery
Rock Creek Cemetery is a cemetery near Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois. It lies about 5.6 mi south of Carthage. The grounds sit at about 650 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 416808. The nearest other listed cemetery is McKay Cemetery, about 3.0 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City, about 9.9 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Hancock County, and 26 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
40.49769, -91.13935
What Rock Creek 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
- McKay CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Woodring CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Pilot Grove CemeteryLa Harpe, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Moss Ridge CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery5.0 mi
- Barnes CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery5.1 mi
- Byler CemeteryLa Harpe, ILCemetery5.6 mi
- Old Carthage CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery6.0 mi
- County Home CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery6.9 mi
- Thornber CemeteryNauvoo, ILCemetery7.1 mi
- Franklin CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery7.2 mi
Funeral homes near Rock Creek Cemetery
- Banks & Beals Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · Dallas City · (217) 852-3515
- Banks & Beals Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · La Harpe · (217) 659-7751
- Printy Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Hamilton · (217) 847-3321
- Barr Memorial Chapel14 miFuneral chapel · Fort Madison · (319) 372-5664
- King-Lynk Funeral Home Inc15 miFuneral home · Fort Madison · (319) 372-1952
- DeJong-Printy Funeral Home and Crematory15 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-2340
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