About Wataga Cemetery
Wataga Cemetery is a cemetery near Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois. It lies about 7.4 mi southwest of Galesburg. The grounds sit at about 830 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1816007. The nearest other listed cemetery is Robbins Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home in Oneida, about 4.2 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 41 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
41.02273, -90.26881
What Wataga 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
- Robbins CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Union CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Van Gilder CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Henderson CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery4.4 mi
- Westfall CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Ontario CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Oneida CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Galesburg Research CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery5.2 mi
- Gum CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery5.3 mi
- Junk CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Wataga Cemetery
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home4.2 miFuneral home · Oneida · (309) 483-2323
- Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory6.1 miCremation provider · Galesburg · (309) 342-1913
- Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc. Funeral Directors and Cremation Services7.5 miCremation provider · Galesburg · (309) 343-2101
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes Crematory And Fellowship Center8.0 miCremation provider · Knoxville · (309) 289-4121
- Moore Memorial Homes15 miCremation provider · Alexis · (309) 482-6142
- Rux Funeral Homw15 miFuneral home · Galva · (309) 932-2400
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