Melvin Cemetery in Gibson City, Illinois

Melvin Cemetery is a cemetery near Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois. It lies about 11 mi southwest of Gibson City. The grounds sit at about 801 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Leslie C. Arends. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1934603. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lyman Township Cemetery, about 4.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lamb-Young Funeral Home in Roberts, about 3.9 mi away. It is one of 20 cemeteries we list in Ford County, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gibson City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 1 US representative, 1 World War I veteran.

• Leslie C. Arends1895-1985
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Melvin 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.

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.

• Lyman Township Cemetery

  Chatsworth, IL
  Church cemetery

  4.3 mi
• Germanville Cemetery

  Chatsworth, IL
  Cemetery

  6.7 mi
• Mount Hope Cemetery

  Gibson City, IL
  Cemetery

  7.9 mi
• Oregon Cemetery

  Gibson City, IL
  Cemetery

  8.0 mi
• Meharry Cemetery

  Paxton, IL
  Cemetery

  8.7 mi
• Strawn Cemetery

  Forrest, IL
  Cemetery

  9.5 mi
• Lisk Cemetery

  Onarga, IL
  Cemetery

  9.7 mi
• Pine Ridge Cemetery

  Paxton, IL
  Cemetery

  9.8 mi
• Thawville Cemetery

  Onarga, IL
  Cemetery

  9.9 mi
• Ten Mile Grove Cemetery

  Paxton, IL
  Cemetery

  10 mi

• Lamb-Young Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Roberts · (217) 395-2215
  3.9 mi
• Rosenbaum Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Gibson City · (217) 784-8700
  8.3 mi
• Rosenbaum Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Gibson City · (217) 784-8700
  10 mi
• Lamb-Young Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Gibson City · (217) 784-4641
  11 mi
• Cox-Knapp Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Paxton · (217) 379-2353
  12 mi
• Calvert & Martin Funeral Homes - Chatsworth Chapel

  Funeral home · Chatsworth · (815) 635-3189
  12 mi

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