About Graceland Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery is a cemetery near Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. It lies about 1.9 mi southeast of Decatur. The grounds sit at about 679 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Richard Peck, Zeno J. Rives and Gay Kintner. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 409234. The nearest other listed cemetery is Fairlawn Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Graceland-Fairlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery in Decatur, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Macon County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 47 listings in Macon County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Decatur. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Graceland Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran, 1 writer.
- Richard Peck1934-2018American young adult novelist
- Zeno J. Rives1874-1939American politician
- Gay Kintner1895-1960American basketball coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Graceland 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
39.86162, -88.97600
What Graceland 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
- Fairlawn CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery1.0 mi
- Calvary CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery1.2 mi
- Boiling Springs CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- Sharon CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Walnut Grove CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Spangler CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryDecatur, ILLutheran cemetery4.2 mi
- Macon County Memorial ParkHarristown, ILMemorial park4.3 mi
- Salem CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Graceland Cemetery
- Graceland-Fairlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery0.2 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 615-0724
- Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes0.8 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 875-1283
- Moran & Goebel Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 615-0792
- Walker Funeral Services1.5 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 362-6214
- Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Directors - West Wood Street Chapel1.7 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 429-4421
- United Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 542-7191
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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