About Van Gilder Cemetery
Van Gilder Cemetery is a cemetery near Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. It lies about 7.5 mi west of Galesburg. The grounds sit at about 774 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 420216. The nearest other listed cemetery is Union Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the west. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes Crematory And Fellowship Center in Knoxville, about 5.4 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 51 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
40.97383, -90.23117
What Van Gilder 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
- Union CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Westfall CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Myers CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Wataga CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Alm's House CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- Knoxville CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery5.2 mi
- Butterfield Family CemeteryKnoxville, ILFamily cemetery5.8 mi
- Swedish CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery6.1 mi
- Russell CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Van Gilder Cemetery
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes Crematory And Fellowship Center5.4 miCremation provider · Knoxville · (309) 289-4121
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home6.8 miFuneral home · Oneida · (309) 483-2323
- Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory6.9 miCremation provider · Galesburg · (309) 342-1913
- Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc. Funeral Directors and Cremation Services8.2 miCremation provider · Galesburg · (309) 343-2101
- Rux Funeral Homw16 miFuneral home · Galva · (309) 932-2400
- Rux Funeral Home of Galva17 miFuneral home · Galva · (309) 639-4221
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