About Mill Creek Cemetery
Mill Creek Cemetery is a cemetery near Chester, Randolph County, Illinois. It lies about 7.3 mi west of Chester. The grounds sit at about 548 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Emily Tatum and William Barham Tatum. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413554. The nearest other listed cemetery is Emery Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wilson Funeral Homes Ltd in Steeleville, about 6.4 mi away. It is one of 54 cemeteries we list in Randolph County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chester. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mill Creek Cemetery
- Emily Tatum1823-1894
- William Barham Tatum1820-1881
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mill Creek 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
37.91754, -89.68871
What Mill 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
- Emery CemeteryChester, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Mount Summit CemeteryChester, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Fulford CemeteryChester, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Draves CemeteryChester, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Grah CemeteryChester, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Gillespie CemeterySteeleville, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Tindall CemeteryChester, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Moore CemeteryChester, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Ebenezer CemeteryChester, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Frazer CemeteryChester, ILCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Mill Creek Cemetery
- Wilson Funeral Homes Ltd6.4 miFuneral home · Steeleville · (618) 965-3312
- Pechacek Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Chester · (618) 826-5015
- Wilson's Funeral Homes8.0 miFuneral home · Percy · (618) 497-2474
- Wilson Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Ava · (618) 426-3121
- Heil-Schuessler & Sinn Funeral Homes14 miFuneral home · Sparta · (618) 443-2139
- Basler Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Saint Mary · (573) 543-5358
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