About Saint Lawrence Cemetery
Saint Lawrence Cemetery is a cemetery near Gifford, Champaign County, Illinois. It lies about 4.2 mi west of Gifford. The grounds sit at about 705 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Frank E. Schooley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 417504. The nearest other listed cemetery is Welles Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wolfe-Blurton Funeral Home in Potomac, about 7.5 mi away. It is one of 74 cemeteries we list in Champaign County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gifford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Lawrence Cemetery
- Frank E. Schooley1906-1987American broadcaster
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Lawrence 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
40.29942, -87.94244
What Saint Lawrence 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
- Welles CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Partlow CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Tomlinson CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Chenoweth CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Old Partlow CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- Huls CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery5.3 mi
- Patton CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery5.7 mi
- Kopmann CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery6.0 mi
- Knight's Branch CemeteryDanville, ILCemetery6.8 mi
- Wallace Chapel CemeteryRossville, ILChurch cemetery6.9 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Lawrence Cemetery
- Wolfe-Blurton Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Potomac · (217) 987-6425
- Lux Memorial Chapel10 miFuneral chapel · Rantoul · (217) 892-9644
- Baier Family Funeral Services, L.L.C.14 miFuneral home · Paxton · (217) 379-3200
- Freese Funeral Homes, P.C.14 miFuneral home · St Joseph · (217) 469-2331
- Cox-Knapp Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Paxton · (217) 379-2353
- Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center15 miFuneral home · Oakwood · (217) 354-4271
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