About Canaan Cemetery
Canaan Cemetery is a cemetery near Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. It lies about 10 mi southwest of Metropolis. The grounds sit at about 574 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 405539. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wilkins Cemetery, about 2.3 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Precious Memories Funeral Home in Louisville, about 5.7 mi away. It is one of 42 cemeteries we list in Massac County, and 73 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Metropolis. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.28178, -88.64381
What Canaan 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
- Wilkins CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Antioch CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Armstrong CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Macedonia CemeteryGolconda, ILChristian cemetery3.5 mi
- Westerman CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Sassafras CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Independence CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Mount Olive CemeteryGolconda, ILCemetery5.4 mi
- Riepe CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery5.7 mi
- Johnson CemeteryMetropolis, ILCemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Canaan Cemetery
- Precious Memories Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Louisville · (502) 876-2363
- Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home9.3 miFuneral home · Metropolis · (618) 524-2156
- Aly Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Golconda · (618) 683-7221
- Lindsey Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Paducah · (270) 443-2489
- Pettus Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Paducah · (270) 442-5749
- Cremation Society of Paducah14 miCremation provider · Paducah · (270) 443-5132
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