About Atkinson Cemetery
Atkinson Cemetery is a cemetery near Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. It lies about 5.3 mi southwest of Mount Vernon. The grounds sit at about 531 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 403700. The nearest other listed cemetery is Newton Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnston Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, about 5.2 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 67 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mount Vernon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
38.35768, -88.82074
What Atkinson 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
- Newton CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- East Salem CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- Clark CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Williams CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Etheridge CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Hicory Hill CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- East Hickory Hill CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Hopewell CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Harmony CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Black Oak Ridge CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Atkinson Cemetery
- Johnston Funeral Home5.2 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon
- Legacy Monuments5.4 miMonument dealer · Mount Vernon · (618) 242-5247
- Jackson Funeral Home5.5 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-8688
- Hughey Funeral Home5.5 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-3348
- Newell Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon · (618) 246-0100
- Newell Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 246-0100
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