About Salem Cemetery
Salem Cemetery is a cemetery near Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. It lies about 17 mi west of Galesburg. The grounds sit at about 758 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1719692. The nearest other listed cemetery is Garret Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home in Oneida, about 10 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 33 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.
Map
40.99573, -90.05736
What Salem 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
- Garret CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery0.9 mi
- Etherly CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery1.5 mi
- Smith CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- West Truro CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Center Prairie CemeteryToulon, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Caldwell Family CemeteryElmwood, ILFamily cemetery3.4 mi
- Parker CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Victoria CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Old Scotch CemeteryKnox Road 1650 East, Victoria, ILChristian cemetery4.1 mi
- Williams Family CemeteryElmwood, ILFamily cemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Salem Cemetery
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Oneida · (309) 483-2323
- Rux Funeral Homw12 miFuneral home · Galva · (309) 932-2400
- Stackhouse-moore Funeral & Cremation Services12 miCremation provider · Galva · (309) 932-3045
- Rux Funeral Home of Galva12 miFuneral home · Galva · (309) 639-4221
- Debolt-Kidd Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Toulon · (309) 286-4181
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes Crematory And Fellowship Center13 miCremation provider · Knoxville · (309) 289-4121
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