About Linwood Cemetery
Linwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. It lies about 1.7 mi east of Galesburg. The grounds sit at about 764 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Mary Ann Bickerdyke and Adolph Hamblin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1719665. The nearest other listed cemetery is East Linwood and Linwood Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc. Funeral Directors and Cremation Services in Galesburg, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Galesburg. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Linwood Cemetery
Among them: 1 physician.
- Mary Ann Bickerdyke1817-1901American nurse and philanthropist
- Adolph Hamblin1896-1966American football, basketball, and baseball player and coch
People whose Wikidata entry gives Linwood 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
40.94586, -90.40401
What Linwood 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
- East Linwood and Linwood CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery0.1 mi
- Galesburg Memorial Park CemeteryGalesburg, ILMemorial park0.2 mi
- Brookside CemeteryGalesburg, ILJewish cemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryGalesburg, ILCatholic cemetery1.0 mi
- Hope CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Lewis CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Clay CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Hope CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Miles CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Linwood Cemetery
- Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc. Funeral Directors and Cremation Services1.4 miCremation provider · Galesburg · (309) 343-2101
- Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory2.7 miCremation provider · Galesburg · (309) 342-1913
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes Crematory And Fellowship Center6.8 miCremation provider · Knoxville · (309) 289-4121
- Moore Memorial Homes11 miCremation provider · Alexis · (309) 482-6142
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Oneida · (309) 483-2323
- Turnbull Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Monmouth · (309) 734-2131
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