About Sugar Creek Cemetery
Sugar Creek Cemetery is a cemetery near Milford, Iroquois County, Illinois. It lies about 3.2 mi west of Milford. The grounds sit at about 676 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Edward Bechly, Carrie Dale Prillaman and William Smiley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 419289. The nearest other listed cemetery is Old Milford Cemetery, about 3.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Knapp Funeral Home in Milford, about 3.3 mi away. It is one of 56 cemeteries we list in Iroquois County, and 11 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Milford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sugar Creek Cemetery
Among them: 1 journalist.
- Edward Bechly1874-1945American editor
- Carrie Dale Prillaman1860-1932
- William Smiley1823-1906American farmer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sugar Creek 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
40.62430, -87.63602
What Sugar Creek 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
- Old Milford CemeteryMilford, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Maple Grove CemeteryMilford, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Vennum CemeteryMilford, ILCemetery5.1 mi
- Belmont CemeteryWatseka, ILCemetery8.1 mi
- Amity CemeteryMilford, ILCemetery8.1 mi
- Schwer CemeteryMilford, ILCemetery8.3 mi
- Blue Ridge CemeteryKentland, INCemetery8.5 mi
- Body CemeteryWatseka, ILCemetery8.5 mi
- Totheroh CemeteryFowler, INCemetery8.9 mi
- Fleming CemeteryKentland, INCemetery9.1 mi
Funeral homes near Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Knapp Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Milford · (815) 889-4222
- Anderson Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Hoopeston · (217) 283-6696
- Blurton Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Hoopeston · (217) 987-6425
- Illiana Cremation Society11 miCremation provider · Hoopeston · (800) 618-4593
- Knapp Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Watseka · (815) 432-2406
- Baier Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Watseka · (815) 432-2222
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