Cemeteries in Fulton County, IL
Fulton County, Illinois has 113 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 8 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Canton (42), Lewistown (22) and Astoria (21). Among them are 9 church cemeteries (8%), 2 Christian cemeteries (2%) and 1 Lutheran cemetery (1%).
All cemeteries in Fulton County
- Coal Creek Lutheran CemeteryCantonLutheran cemetery
- Point Pleasant CemeteryBushnellChristian cemetery
- Quaker CemeteryAstoriaQuaker cemetery
- Sinnett Chapel CemeteryCantonChristian cemetery
- Apple CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Astoria CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Avon CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Babbitt CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Bailey CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Banner CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Barker CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Barnes CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Baughman CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Beer CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Bethel CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Breeds CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Buckeye CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Bybee CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Bybee CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Bybee Station CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Chapin Pleasant Hill CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Checkrow CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Clemens CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Coal Creek CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Connor CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Cuba CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Danner CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Dickson CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Easley CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- East Midway CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Ellisville CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Engle CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Fairview CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Fiatt CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Flake CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Fleming CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Foster CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Foutch CemeteryHavanaCemetery
- Freeman CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Fuller CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Gardiner CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Greenwood CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Guernsey CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Hanson CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Hart CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Heartley CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Henderson CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Hickory CemeteryHavanaCemetery
- High Bridge CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Hill CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Howard CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Howard CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Hyatt CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Ipava CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Johnson CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Kearney CemeteryHavanaCemetery
- Kings Hill CemeteryGlasfordCemetery
- Lacey CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Landon CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Liverpool CemeteryHavanaCemetery
- Locust Lane CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Lyons CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Marietta CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Markley CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Maryville CemeteryCantonCemetery
- McNeil CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Montgomery CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Moore CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Mount Zion CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Norris CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Oak Grove CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Oak Hill CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Oak Ridge CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Old Ipava CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Orendorff CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Otto CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Peirsol CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Pollitt CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Providence CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Providence Chapel CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Randall CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Red Schoolhouse CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Rigdon CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Saint Augustine CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Saint Joseph CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Saint Marys CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Saint Marys CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Salem CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Salem Wilcoxen CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Saunders CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Shields Chapel CemeteryCantonChurch cemetery
- Smith CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- South Fulton CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Stites CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Summum CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Summum Sixteen CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Table Grove CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Temple CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Union Chapel CemeteryAstoriaChurch cemetery
- Union Chapel CemeteryAstoriaChurch cemetery
- Vermont CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Virgil CemeteryBushnellCemetery
- Walnut CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Waterford CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- West Midway CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- White Chapel Memory GardensCantonChurch cemetery
- Wiley CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Wolfe CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Woodland CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
- Wright CemeteryLewistownCemetery
- Zion CemeteryCantonCemetery
- Zoll CemeteryAstoriaCemetery
Cemeteries by town
Cemetery types
Neighboring counties
How Fulton County compares
Fulton County has 34.8 listed cemeteries per 10,000 residents, against 5.5 for Illinois, which puts it 34th of 102 Illinois counties on this measure. Census estimates count 506 deaths here in 2024, about 63 for each of the 8 funeral homes we know of (28th of 102 by number of funeral homes).
| Measure | Fulton County | Illinois | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cemeteries per 10,000 residents | 34.8 | 5.5 | 34th of 102 |
| Cemeteries per 100 square miles | 13.1 | 12.5 | 49th of 102 |
| Deaths in 2024 (estimate) | 506 | 114,343 | 34th of 102 |
| Deaths in 2024 per listed cemetery | 4.5 | 16.5 | 63rd of 102 |
| Funeral homes | 8 | 1,111 | 28th of 102 |
| Deaths in 2024 per funeral home | 63 | 103 | 49th of 102 |
| Cremation providers | 1 | 185 | 21st of 102 |
| Monument dealers | 1 | 51 | 10th of 102 |
| Notable burials | 16 | 3,508 | 21st of 102 |
Population and deaths: US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates. Land area: 2020 Census Gazetteer. Funeral homes, cremation providers and monument dealers come from our sister directory, Funeral Home Directory USA. Ranks run from the highest value down, among Illinois counties with the figure available. Compare Fulton County with other places.
Funeral homes and monument dealers in Fulton County
- Anderson and Sedgwick Funeral HomeFuneral home · Farmington · (309) 245-2452
- Henry-Lange Memorial HomesFuneral home · Lewistown · (309) 547-2013
- Henry-Lange Memorial HomesFuneral home · Cuba · (309) 785-2791
- Kost Memorial HomeFuneral home · Vermont · (309) 784-2661
- Moore Memorial HomesFuneral home · Avon · (309) 975-1033
- Oaks-Hines Funeral HomeFuneral home · Canton · (309) 647-1601
- Shawgo Memorial HomeFuneral home · Astoria · (309) 329-2125
- White Chapel Memory GardensFuneral home · Canton · (309) 647-2236
- Abel Monument Co.Monument dealer · Canton · (309) 647-0105
- Sedgwick Funeral Homes and CrematoryCremation provider · Canton · (309) 647-1260
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Fulton County?
We list 113 cemeteries in Fulton County, Illinois. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Fulton County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Illinois vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Fulton County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Illinois law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
Related guides
- Religious Burial Customs in the USHow Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, Orthodox and Latter-day Saint traditions shape burial, timing and cemetery choice.
- How Much Does a Cemetery Plot Cost?What drives plot prices in the US, typical ranges by cemetery type and region, and the fees that come on top of the plot itself.
- How to Find an Old GraveTracing 18th and 19th century burials: county records, topographic maps, church registers and reading weathered stones safely.
- Gravestone Symbols and Their MeaningsWhat willows, lambs, hands, urns, fraternal emblems and Latin abbreviations on American gravestones usually mean, and how styles changed from colonial times to today.