About Malta Cemetery
Malta Cemetery is a cemetery near Malta, DeKalb County, Illinois. It lies about 0.7 mi southeast of Malta. The grounds sit at about 909 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Emile A. Nelson and George F. Veenker. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 421924. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hudson Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home in DeKalb, about 6.1 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in DeKalb County, and 21 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in DeKalb County dates to 1850.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Malta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Malta Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 baseball player.
- Emile A. Nelson1873-1913American illustrator
- George F. Veenker1894-1959American college basketball coach, college athletic director
People whose Wikidata entry gives Malta 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
41.93787, -88.86781
What Malta 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
- Hudson CemeteryMalta, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryRochelle, ILCemetery5.0 mi
- Fairview CemeteryDeKalb, ILCemetery5.7 mi
- Fairview Park CemeteryDeKalb, ILCemetery5.8 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryDeKalb, ILCemetery5.9 mi
- Whitmore CemeteryDeKalb, ILCemetery6.0 mi
- Saint Marys Catholic DeKalb CemeteryDeKalb, ILCatholic cemetery6.2 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery624 South 7th Street, DeKalb, ILCemetery6.3 mi
- Pleasant Street CemeteryDeKalb, ILCemetery6.5 mi
- South Grove CemeteryKirkland, ILCemetery6.8 mi
Funeral homes near Malta Cemetery
- Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · DeKalb · (815) 758-3841
- Anderson Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · DeKalb · (815) 756-1022
- Northern Illinois Crematory8.6 miCremation provider · Sycamore · (815) 895-2837
- Butala Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Sycamore · (815) 895-2833
- Olson Funeral and Cremation Services9.5 miCremation provider · Sycamore · (815) 895-6589
- Unger-Horner Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Rochelle · (815) 562-4534
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