About Black Cemetery
Black Cemetery is a cemetery near Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. It lies about 7.2 mi northeast of Mount Vernon. The grounds sit at about 436 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 404484. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rightnowar Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Newell Funeral Home in Waltonville, about 3.4 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 45 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
38.25445, -89.00955
What Black 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
- Rightnowar CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery1.0 mi
- Knob Prairie CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Wolf Prairie CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Gilbert CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- South Hickory Hill CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Memorial Garden CemeteryMount Vernon, ILMemorial park3.6 mi
- Slade CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Sunset Memorial CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Mason CemeteryIna, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Reynolds CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Black Cemetery
- Newell Funeral Home3.4 miFuneral home · Waltonville · (618) 279-7272
- Newell Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 246-0100
- Newell Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon · (618) 246-0100
- Hughey Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-3348
- Jackson Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-8688
- Legacy Monuments7.1 miMonument dealer · Mount Vernon · (618) 242-5247
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