About Sassafras Cemetery
Sassafras Cemetery is a cemetery near Golconda, Pope County, Illinois. It lies about 7.9 mi east of Golconda. The grounds sit at about 351 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 418026. The nearest other listed cemetery is Macedonia Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Precious Memories Funeral Home in Louisville, about 2.6 mi away. It is one of 95 cemeteries we list in Pope County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Golconda. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.34298, -88.62714
What Sassafras 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
- Macedonia CemeteryGolconda, ILChristian cemetery1.1 mi
- Shedville CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Cox CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Henley CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Field CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Mount Olive CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Hodge CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Prospect CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Dixon Springs CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Bethany CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Sassafras Cemetery
- Precious Memories Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Louisville · (502) 876-2363
- Aly Funeral Home7.9 miFuneral home · Golconda · (618) 683-7221
- Aly Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Eddyville · (618) 672-4222
- Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Metropolis · (618) 524-2156
- Bailey Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Vienna · (618) 658-2311
- Hardin County Funeral Service17 miFuneral home · Rosiclare · (618) 285-6373
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