About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Malta, Lee County, Illinois. It lies about 7.0 mi northeast of Malta. The grounds sit at about 945 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 420028. The nearest other listed cemetery is Steward Cemetery, about 4.2 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Unger-Horner Funeral Home in Rochelle, about 8.2 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 19 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Malta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.84892, -88.94192
What Union 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
- Steward CemeteryRochelle, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- First Lutheran Church CemeteryRochelle, ILLutheran cemetery4.3 mi
- Norwegian Lutheran CemeteryRochelle, ILLutheran cemetery4.3 mi
- Lee Calvary CemeteryWaterman, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Saint James Calvary CemeteryWaterman, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Rose Hill CemeteryWaterman, ILCemetery6.0 mi
- English CemeteryWaterman, ILCemetery6.1 mi
- Saint Marys Twin Grove German CemeteryRochelle, ILCemetery7.0 mi
- Malta CemeteryMalta, ILCemetery7.2 mi
- Saint Patrick's CemeteryRochelle, ILChristian cemetery7.4 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Unger-Horner Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Rochelle · (815) 562-4534
- Nash-Nelson Memorial Chapels Hinkley & Waterman10 miFuneral home · Waterman · (815) 264-3362
- Anderson Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · DeKalb · (815) 756-1022
- Nash-Nelson Memorial Chapels11 miFuneral home · Waterman · (815) 264-3362
- Torman Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Paw Paw · (815) 627-3811
- Ronan-Moore-Finch Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · DeKalb · (815) 758-3841
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.