About Hampshire Center Cemetery
Hampshire Center Cemetery is a cemetery near Hampshire, Kane County, Illinois. It lies about 0.9 mi south of Hampshire. The grounds sit at about 883 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Charles H. Backus. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 409721. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fredrick Funeral Home in Hampshire, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 69 cemeteries we list in Kane County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 69 listings in Kane County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hampshire. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Hampshire Center Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader.
- Charles H. Backus1856-1929Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
People whose Wikidata entry gives Hampshire Center 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
42.11010, -88.53601
What Hampshire Center 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 Charles Borromeo Catholic CemeteryHampshire, ILCatholic cemetery2.1 mi
- Doty CemeteryHampshire, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Harmony CemeteryHampshire, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Mann CemeteryHampshire, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Burlington Township Union CemeteryHampshire, ILCemetery5.1 mi
- North Plato CemeteryPingree Grove, ILCemetery5.5 mi
- Charter Grove CemeteryGenoa, ILCemetery6.4 mi
- Barber CemeteryMarengo, ILCemetery6.7 mi
- Saint Mary Catholic CemeteryHuntley, ILCatholic cemetery6.7 mi
- Village of Huntley CemeteryHuntley, ILCemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Hampshire Center Cemetery
- Fredrick Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Hampshire · (847) 683-2711
- James A. O'Connor Funeral Home & Cremation Services7.1 miFuneral home · Huntley · (847) 669-5111
- DeFiore Funeral & Cremation Service7.5 miCremation provider · Huntley · (847) 515-8772
- Olson Funeral & Cremation Services Ltd., Cooper-quiram Chapel8.0 miCremation provider · Genoa · (815) 784-2518
- Slater-Butala Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Genoa · (815) 784-5191
- Marengo-Union Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Marengo · (815) 568-8131
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.