About Theiss Cemetery
Theiss Cemetery is a cemetery near Mendota, Lee County, Illinois. It lies about 7.9 mi southeast of Mendota. The grounds sit at about 856 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 419646. The nearest other listed cemetery is Baird Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lundquist-Merritt Funeral Home in La Moille, about 4.8 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 32 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mendota. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.59949, -89.25432
What Theiss 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
- Baird CemeteryAmboy, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- Union CemeteryMendota, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- German Evangelical CemeteryMendota, ILChristian cemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryAmboy, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Erbes CemeteryMendota, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Hetzler CemeteryMendota, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryMendota, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Sandy Hill CemeteryAmboy, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Clarion Lutheran CemeteryMendota, ILLutheran cemetery4.4 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryAmboy, ILCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Theiss Cemetery
- Lundquist-Merritt Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · La Moille · (815) 638-2121
- Bache Memorial Chapel6.5 miFuneral chapel · La Moille
- Wasmer Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Mendota · (815) 539-8500
- Horner-merritt Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Mendota · (815) 539-7211
- Mihm-Jones Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Amboy · (815) 857-2611
- Hurst Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Ladd · (815) 223-0380
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