About Harristown Cemetery
Harristown Cemetery is a cemetery near Harristown, Macon County, Illinois. It lies about 0.6 mi north of Harristown. The grounds sit at about 676 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Sid Gepford and Lawrence Rotz. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1816703. The nearest other listed cemetery is Crum Cemetery, about 1.6 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Tanzyus Logan Funeral Service And Care in Decatur, about 5.6 mi away. It is one of 47 cemeteries we list in Macon County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 47 listings in Macon County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Harristown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Harristown Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 business leader.
- Sid Gepford1895-1924American football player
- Lawrence Rotz1897-1963American businessman, educator, and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Harristown 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
39.84477, -89.08611
What Harristown 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
- Crum CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Macon County Memorial ParkHarristown, ILMemorial park1.7 mi
- Whitley CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Muirheid CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Sharon CemeteryDecatur, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Brown CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Hudelson CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Illini CemeteryWarrensburg, ILCemetery4.5 mi
- Long Point CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- Berea CemeteryHarristown, ILCemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Harristown Cemetery
- Montgomery Monument LLC1.7 miMonument dealer · Decatur · (217) 494-5103
- Tanzyus Logan Funeral Service And Care5.6 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 233-1080
- Graceland-Fairlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery6.1 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 615-0724
- Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Homes6.3 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 875-1283
- Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Directors - West Wood Street Chapel6.6 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 429-4421
- United Funeral Home6.6 miFuneral home · Decatur · (217) 542-7191
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