About Merry Cemetery
Merry Cemetery is a cemetery near Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois. It lies about 12 mi northwest of Effingham. The grounds sit at about 551 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413446. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mount Zion Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Meyer Funeral Home-dieterich in Dieterich, about 7.9 mi away. It is one of 81 cemeteries we list in Effingham County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Effingham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
38.96020, -88.44418
What Merry 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
- Mount Zion CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery0.7 mi
- Morris CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery1.0 mi
- Saint Matthew Lutheran CemeteryEffingham, ILLutheran cemetery1.8 mi
- Bethsaida CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Poe CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Paul CemeteryLouisville, ILChristian cemetery3.4 mi
- Scott CemeteryNewton, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Saint John's Lutheran CemeteryLouisville, ILLutheran cemetery3.6 mi
- German CemeteryLouisville, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- King CemeteryEffingham, ILCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Merry Cemetery
- Meyer Funeral Home-dieterich7.9 miFuneral home · Dieterich · (217) 925-5555
- Pagel Funeral Homes8.1 miFuneral home · Watson · (217) 536-5444
- Effingham Monument Co11 miMonument dealer · Effingham · (217) 857-6085
- Bauer Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Teutopolis · (217) 342-2177
- Pagel Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · Edgewood · (618) 238-4441
- Johnson Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Effingham · (217) 342-2215
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.