About Salem Cemetery
Salem Cemetery is a cemetery near Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. It lies about 4.4 mi northeast of Decatur. The grounds sit at about 673 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1816701. The nearest other listed cemetery is Walnut Grove Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Homes in Decatur, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Macon County, and 33 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.
Map
39.79799, -89.01736
What Salem 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
- Walnut Grove CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Hudelson CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Sharon CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Crum CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Brown CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Zion CemeteryMacon, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Mount Gilead CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Muirheid CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Macon County Memorial ParkHarristown, ILMemorial park3.7 mi
- Calvary CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Salem Cemetery
- Brintlinger & Earl Funeral Homes3.2 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 875-1283
- Montgomery Monument LLC3.8 miMonument dealer · Decatur · (217) 494-5103
- United Funeral Home4.1 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 542-7191
- Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Directors - West Wood Street Chapel4.1 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 429-4421
- Walker Funeral Services4.7 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 362-6214
- Graceland-Fairlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery5.1 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 615-0724
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