About East Pierce Cemetery
East Pierce Cemetery is a methodist cemetery near Hinckley, DeKalb County, Illinois. It lies about 4.7 mi south of Hinckley. It was established in 1850. The grounds sit at about 801 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1807795. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Mary Cemetery, about 3.9 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Nash-nelson Memorial Chapels in Hinckley, about 4.7 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in DeKalb County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in DeKalb County.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Hinckley. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
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41.83601, -88.62091
What East Pierce 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 Mary CemeteryMaple Park, ILCatholic cemetery3.9 mi
- Old Saint Mary's CemeteryMaple Park, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Gardner CemeteryMaple Park, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Miller CemeteryHinckley, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- West Big Rock CemeteryBig Rock, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryMaple Park, ILCemetery5.0 mi
- Immanuel Lutheran CemeteryHinckley, ILLutheran cemetery5.2 mi
- Kaneville CemeteryElburn, ILCemetery5.3 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryHinckley, ILCemetery5.7 mi
- Mound Rest CemeteryCortland, ILCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near East Pierce Cemetery
- Nash-nelson Memorial Chapels4.7 miFuneral home · Hinckley · (815) 286-3247
- Nash-Nelson Memorial Chapels8.2 miFuneral home · Waterman · (815) 264-3362
- Anderson Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · DeKalb · (815) 756-1022
- Conley Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Elburn · (630) 365-6414
- Nash-Nelson Memorial Chapels Hinkley & Waterman9.2 miFuneral home · Waterman · (815) 264-3362
- Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · DeKalb · (815) 758-3841
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Frequently asked questions
Is East Pierce Cemetery a Methodist cemetery?
Our records list a Methodist 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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