About Galva Cemetery
Galva Cemetery is a cemetery near Galva, Knox County, Illinois. It lies about 1.5 mi north of Galva. The grounds sit at about 830 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Irl Tubbs. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 408865. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Johns Cemetery, about 2.6 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rux Funeral Homw in Galva, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Galva. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Galva Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Irl Tubbs1887-1970American football player and coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Galva 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
41.14580, -90.04083
What Galva 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
- Saint Johns CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Fraker CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Himes CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- LaFayette CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Larson CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery5.4 mi
- Bishop Hill CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery5.5 mi
- McClenahan CemeteryToulon, ILCemetery6.4 mi
- Evergreen Memorial GardensKewanee, ILMemorial park6.5 mi
- Walnut Grove CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery6.8 mi
- Altona CemeteryGalva, ILCemetery7.0 mi
Funeral homes near Galva Cemetery
- Rux Funeral Homw1.4 miFuneral home · Galva · (309) 932-2400
- Stackhouse-moore Funeral & Cremation Services1.4 miCremation provider · Galva · (309) 932-3045
- Rux Funeral Home of Galva1.4 miFuneral home · Galva · (309) 639-4221
- Rux Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Kewanee · (309) 853-4100
- Golnick Family Funeral and Cremation Services9.2 miCremation provider · Kewanee · (309) 852-2600
- Debolt-Kidd Funeral Home9.9 miFuneral home · Toulon · (309) 286-4181
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