About Brush Creek Cemetery
Brush Creek Cemetery is a cemetery near Divernon, Sangamon County, Illinois. It lies about 0.9 mi north of Divernon. The grounds sit at about 614 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Al Papai. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 405036. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wimmer Cemetery, about 3.7 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is kravanya funeral homes in Divernon, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Sangamon County, and 21 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.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Divernon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Brush Creek Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player.
- Al Papai1917-1995American baseball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Brush 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
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What Brush 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
- Wimmer CemeteryAuburn, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Sugar Creek CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- Auburn CemeteryAuburn, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Saint Bernard CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery5.2 mi
- Thayer CemeteryVirden, ILCemetery5.2 mi
- Calvary CemeteryPawnee, ILCemetery5.6 mi
- Horse Creek CemeteryPawnee, ILCemetery6.3 mi
- West CemeteryVirden, ILCemetery6.5 mi
- Easley CemeteryChatham, ILCemetery6.8 mi
- Virden CemeteryVirden, ILCemetery7.3 mi
Funeral homes near Brush Creek Cemetery
- kravanya funeral homes0.9 miFuneral home · Divernon
- Bramley Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Divernon · (217) 628-3612
- Bramley Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · Auburn · (217) 438-3288
- Curry Funeral Home & Cremation Service5.2 miFuneral home · Pawnee · (217) 625-3321
- Pawnee Monument Company5.6 miMonument dealer · Pawnee · (217) 625-3337
- Airsman & Calvert Funeral Homes6.5 miFuneral home · Virden · (217) 965-3321
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