About Chatham Memorial Cemetery
Chatham Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery in Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 587 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Eleanor Halbrook Zimmerman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1821045. The nearest other listed cemetery is Chatham Community Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Butler Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center-Chatham in Chatham, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Sangamon County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Sangamon County dates to 1857. 6 of the 96 listings in Sangamon County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Chatham Memorial Cemetery
- Eleanor Halbrook Zimmerman1896-1970American educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Chatham Memorial 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
39.67708, -89.71276
What Chatham Memorial 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
- Chatham Community Cemetery725 West Walnut Street, Chatham, ILCemetery0.1 mi
- Bridges CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Bethel CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Cloyd CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Young CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Easley CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Jones CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Harmony CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Shelton CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Smith CemeteryJerome, ILCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Chatham Memorial Cemetery
- Butler Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center-Chatham0.5 miFuneral home · Chatham · (217) 483-9292
- Staab Polk Memorial Home0.5 miFuneral home · Chatham · (217) 483-9292
- Cremation Services of Central Illinois0.5 miCremation provider · Chatham · (217) 483-7655
- Bisch Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Springfield · (217) 544-5424
- Bramley Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Auburn · (217) 438-3288
- Boardman-Smith Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Springfield · (217) 544-7461
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Chatham Memorial Cemetery located?
Chatham Memorial Cemetery is at 507 West Mulberry Street, Chatham, IL 62629 in Sangamon County. GPS coordinates: 39.67708, -89.71276.
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