About Tamaroa Cemetery
Tamaroa Cemetery is a cemetery near Du Quoin, Perry County, Illinois. It lies about 9.3 mi south of Du Quoin. The grounds sit at about 502 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Charles Wayne Goforth. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2042784. The nearest other listed cemetery is Antioch Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Perry County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Du Quoin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Tamaroa Cemetery
- Charles Wayne Goforth1931-2018American law enforcement officer and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Tamaroa 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
38.14647, -89.22507
What Tamaroa 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
- Antioch CemeteryPinckneyville, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Immaculate Conception CemeteryPinckneyville, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Curlee CemeteryPinckneyville, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Williams CemeteryDu Quoin, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Lee CemeteryDu Quoin, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Youngblood CemeteryDu Quoin, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Round Prairie CemeteryPinckneyville, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Paradise CemeteryDu Quoin, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Saint Charles CemeteryPinckneyville, ILCatholic cemetery5.3 mi
- Chapel Hill CemeteryPinckneyville, ILChurch cemetery5.7 mi
Funeral homes near Tamaroa Cemetery
- Searby Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Tamaroa · (618) 496-5411
- Maxton-Rosado Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Du Quoin · (618) 542-2020
- Searby Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Du Quoin · (618) 542-2044
- Pyatt Funeral Home9.8 miFuneral home · Pinckneyville · (618) 357-2136
- Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Sesser · (618) 625-2411
- Newell Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Waltonville · (618) 279-7272
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