About Knoxville Cemetery
Knoxville Cemetery is a cemetery near Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 774 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including John H. Lewis, James Knox and Milo Adams McClelland. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1815982. The nearest other listed cemetery is Alm's House Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes Crematory And Fellowship Center in Knoxville, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Knoxville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Knoxville Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 physician.
- John H. Lewis1830-1929U.S. Representative from Illinois
- James Knox1807-1876American politician, Illinois
- Milo Adams McClelland1837-1898American physician
- Levi Preston Conlee1791-1870Soldier in the Black Hawk War; father of American pioneer and miner James Henry Conley
People whose Wikidata entry gives Knoxville 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
40.91616, -90.28346
What Knoxville 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
- Alm's House CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery0.2 mi
- Butterfield Family CemeteryKnoxville, ILFamily cemetery1.2 mi
- Swedish CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Union CemeteryGalesburg, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Ferguson CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Brush Creek CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Russell CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Mc Callister CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- McCallister CemeteryKnoxville, ILCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Knoxville Cemetery
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes Crematory And Fellowship Center0.6 miCremation provider · Knoxville · (309) 289-4121
- Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory5.6 miCremation provider · Galesburg · (309) 342-1913
- Hinchliff-Pearson-West, Inc. Funeral Directors and Cremation Services6.3 miCremation provider · Galesburg · (309) 343-2101
- Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Oneida · (309) 483-2323
- Moore Memorial Homes17 miCremation provider · Alexis · (309) 482-6142
- Oaks Hines Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Elmwood · (309) 742-2491
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