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Cemeteries in Knox County, IL
Knox County, Illinois has 87 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 7 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Galesburg (35), Knoxville (21) and Elmwood (12). Among them are 7 church cemeteries (8%), 3 family cemeteries (3%) and 2 Christian cemeteries (2%).
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All cemeteries in Knox County
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- Old Scotch CemeteryKnox Road 1650 East · VictoriaChristian cemetery
- Brookside CemeteryGalesburgJewish cemetery
- Hermon Christian CemeteryAbingdonChristian cemetery
- Hermon Methodist CemeteryAbingdonMethodist cemetery
- Rio Baptist CemeteryGalesburgBaptist cemetery
- Saint Josephs CemeteryGalesburgCatholic cemetery
- Abingdon CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Alm's House CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Altona CemeteryGalvaCemetery
- Blakeslee CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Boydston - Dawdy CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Bradford CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Bruner CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Brush Creek CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Butterfield Family CemeteryKnoxvilleFamily cemetery
- Caldwell Family CemeteryElmwoodFamily cemetery
- Catterton CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Center Prairie CemeteryToulonCemetery
- Cherry Grove CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Clark Chapel CemeteryKnoxvilleChurch cemetery
- Clay CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Cook CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Corbin CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Deatherage CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- East Linwood and Linwood CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Elba CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Elias Bragg CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Etherly CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Ferguson CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Fink CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Fraker CemeteryGalvaCemetery
- Fuller CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Galesburg Memorial Park CemeteryGalesburgMemorial park
- Galesburg Research CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Galva CemeteryGalvaCemetery
- Garret CemeteryGalvaCemetery
- Gilson CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Gum CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Harper CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Harshbarger CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Haynes CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Henderson CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Henderson Grove CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Hope CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Housh CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Humiston CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Hunt CemeteryAbingdonCemetery
- Junk CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Kightlinger CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Knoxville CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Larson CemeteryGalvaCemetery
- Lewis CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Linwood CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Maquon CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Martin CemeteryGalvaCemetery
- Mather CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Mc Callister CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- McCallister CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Myers CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Oak Lawn Memorial GardensGalesburgMemorial park
- Oneida CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Ontario CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Ouderkirk CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Parker CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Rice - Blue CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Rio CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Robbins CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Russell CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Saint Marys CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Salem CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Smith CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Soperville CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Summitt - Douglas CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Swedish CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Thurman CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Trenton CemeteryKnoxvilleCemetery
- Union CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Uniontown CemeteryElmwoodCemetery
- Van Gilder CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Victoria CemeteryGalvaCemetery
- Walnut Grove CemeteryGalvaCemetery
- Wataga CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- West Truro CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Westfall CemeteryGalesburgCemetery
- Williams Family CemeteryElmwoodFamily cemetery
- Yates City CemeteryElmwoodMunicipal cemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Knox County?
We list 87 cemeteries in Knox County, Illinois. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Knox County kept?
Death certificates are held by the Illinois vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Knox County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. Illinois law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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