About Jacksonville East Cemetery
Jacksonville East Cemetery is a cemetery near Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois. It lies about 0.9 mi southwest of Jacksonville. The grounds sit at about 594 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Ken Norton, Benjamin Grierson and John J. Hardin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1748095. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sample Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville, about 2.2 mi away. It is one of 97 cemeteries we list in Morgan County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Jacksonville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Jacksonville East Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 boxer, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 journalist, 1 Mexican-American War veteran, 1 US representative.
- Ken Norton1943-2013American boxer
- Benjamin Grierson1826-1911Union Army General
- John J. Hardin1810-1847American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Jacksonville East 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
39.73893, -90.21345
What Jacksonville East 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
- Sample CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- South Fork Mauvaise Terre CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Calvary CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Diamond Grove CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Hazel Green CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Scott CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Morgan County Farm CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Ebenezer CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Daniel Holmes CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Morgan County Poor Farm CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Jacksonville East Cemetery
- Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (217) 243-4000
- Daws Family Funeral Homes2.4 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (217) 243-0444
- Williamson Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (217) 243-1010
- Mackey-Daws Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Murrayville · (217) 882-3411
- Mackey Daws Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Winchester · (217) 742-9553
- Buchanan Cody Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Virginia · (217) 243-4000
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