About Putnam Cemetery
Putnam Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois. It lies about 5.3 mi northeast of Hennepin. The grounds sit at about 531 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1953546. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph Cemetery, about 2.8 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Calvert & Johnson Memorial Homes - Henry Chapel in Henry, about 5.4 mi away. It is one of 14 cemeteries we list in Putnam County, and 25 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hennepin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.18560, -89.39004
What Putnam 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 Joseph CemeteryHennepin, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Henry CemeteryHenry, ILCemetery4.4 mi
- Calvary CemeteryHenry, ILCatholic cemetery4.6 mi
- Saint Patrick CemeteryHenry, ILCatholic cemetery4.6 mi
- Lone Tree CemeteryHenry, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Riverside CemeteryHennepin, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Hennepin Riverside CemeteryHennepin, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Sugar Grove CemeteryHenry, ILCemetery5.0 mi
- Murphy CemeteryHenry, ILCemetery6.1 mi
- Florid CemeteryHennepin, ILCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Putnam Cemetery
- Calvert & Johnson Memorial Homes - Henry Chapel5.4 miFuneral home · Henry · (309) 364-2252
- Dysart-Cofoid Funeral Chapel9.9 miFuneral chapel · Granville · (815) 339-2231
- Helmer-Shields Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Granville · (815) 339-6234
- Lenz Memorial Home11 miFuneral home · Lacon · (309) 246-2465
- Norberg Memorial Home, Inc. & Monuments13 miFuneral home · Princeton · (815) 875-2425
- Fiocchi Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Princeton · (815) 879-3641
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Frequently asked questions
Is Putnam Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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