About Sunset Memorial Cemetery
Sunset Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery near Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. It lies about 3.2 mi east of Mount Vernon. The grounds sit at about 472 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 419414. The nearest other listed cemetery is West Salem Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Newell Funeral Home in Mt Vernon, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 50 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
38.31300, -88.96267
What Sunset Memorial 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
- West Salem CemeteryMount Vernon, ILChristian cemetery0.9 mi
- Oakwood CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Slade CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- New Shiloh CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Old Union CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Wolf Prairie CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Reynolds CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Old Shiloh CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Memorial Garden CemeteryMount Vernon, ILMemorial park3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- Newell Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 246-0100
- Newell Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon · (618) 246-0100
- Hughey Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-3348
- Legacy Monuments3.0 miMonument dealer · Mount Vernon · (618) 242-5247
- Johnston Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon
- Jackson Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-8688
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