About West Point Cemetery
West Point Cemetery is a cemetery near Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois. It lies about 11 mi north of Carthage. The grounds sit at about 669 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 420889. The nearest other listed cemetery is Payne Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hunter Funeral Home Of Il in Golden, about 13 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Hancock County, and 41 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
40.26098, -91.17418
What West Point 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
- Payne CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Graham CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- Morgan CemeteryCamp Point, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Kesler CemeteryHamilton, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Kittel CemeteryHamilton, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Kittle CemeteryHamilton, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Bethel CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Chili CemeteryCamp Point, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Breneman Farm CemeteryCamp Point, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- South CemeteryCarthage, ILCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near West Point Cemetery
- Hunter Funeral Home Of Il13 miFuneral home · Golden · (217) 696-2612
- Printy Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Hamilton · (217) 847-3321
- J. Otto Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Mendon · (217) 936-2525
- DeJong-Printy Funeral Home and Crematory15 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-2340
- Vigen Memorial Home and Crematory15 miCremation provider · Keokuk · (319) 524-3377
- Printy Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Warsaw · (217) 256-4700
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