About East Salem Cemetery
East Salem Cemetery is a cemetery near Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. It lies about 4.8 mi southwest of Mount Vernon. The grounds sit at about 505 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1815671. The nearest other listed cemetery is Atkinson Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Johnston Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, about 4.7 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 66 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
38.37089, -88.84684
What East Salem 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
- Atkinson CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- Hopewell CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.1 mi
- Clark CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Oak Grove CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Newton CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Williams CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Harmony CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Etheridge CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Pleasant Grove CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Union Chapel CemeteryMount Vernon, ILMethodist cemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near East Salem Cemetery
- Johnston Funeral Home4.7 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon
- Legacy Monuments4.9 miMonument dealer · Mount Vernon · (618) 242-5247
- Hughey Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-3348
- Jackson Funeral Home5.2 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-8688
- Newell Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon · (618) 246-0100
- Newell Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 246-0100
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