About Sunset Hill Cemetery
Sunset Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois. It lies about 1.4 mi southeast of Glen Carbon. The grounds sit at about 538 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Harry Gallatin, Ralph Tyler Smith and George Musso. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 419411. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Catholic Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Sunset Hill Funeral Home, Cemetery & Cremation Services in Glen Carbon, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 154 cemeteries we list in Madison County, and 84 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 154 listings in Madison County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Glen Carbon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sunset Hill Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 baseball player, 1 basketball player, 1 business leader, 1 US senator.
- Harry Gallatin1927-2015American basketball player and coach
- Ralph Tyler Smith1915-1972American politician
- George Musso1910-2000Player of American football
- Whip Wilson1911-1964American actor
- John Bischoff1894-1981American baseball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunset Hill 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
38.76627, -89.99708
What Sunset Hill 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
- Calvary Catholic CemeteryGlen Carbon, ILCatholic cemetery0.2 mi
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- Virgin Mary CemeteryGlen Carbon, ILChristian cemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Paul Church CemeteryGlen Carbon, ILChurch cemetery1.0 mi
- Glen Carbon CemeteryGlen Carbon, ILCemetery1.2 mi
- Bethel CemeteryGlen Carbon, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Grover Gifford CemeteryEdwardsville, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Ballard CemeteryEdwardsville, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- Valley View CemeteryEdwardsville, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Buck Road CemeteryGlen Carbon, ILCemetery2.4 mi
Funeral homes near Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Funeral Home, Cemetery & Cremation Services0.2 miFuneral home · Glen Carbon · (618) 737-1479
- Sunset Hill Funeral Home Cemetery & Cremation Services1.5 miFuneral home · Glen Carbon
- Irwin Chapel Funeral Homes2.3 miFuneral home · Glen Carbon · (618) 288-9500
- Barry Wilson Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Maryville · (618) 344-2500
- Weber and Rodney Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Edwardsville · (618) 656-4655
- Thomas Saksa Funeral Homes4.0 miFuneral home · Edwardsville · (618) 656-7577
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