About Bower Cemetery
Bower Cemetery is a cemetery near Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. It lies about 12 mi southeast of Murphysboro. The grounds sit at about 587 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 404731. The nearest other listed cemetery is McBride Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wilson Funeral Home in Ava, about 4.1 mi away. It is one of 93 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Murphysboro. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
37.83772, -89.53768
What Bower 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
- McBride CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Lee CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Jones CemeterySteeleville, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Wilson CemeterySteeleville, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- McCormick CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Bartlett CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Wright CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Modglin CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Koehn CemeterySteeleville, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Lone Oak CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Bower Cemetery
- Wilson Funeral Home4.1 miFuneral home · Ava · (618) 426-3121
- Crawshaw Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Murphysboro · (866) 592-7246
- Wilson's Funeral Homes13 miFuneral home · Percy · (618) 497-2474
- Wilson Funeral Homes Ltd14 miFuneral home · Steeleville · (618) 965-3312
- Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service15 miFuneral home · Murphysboro · (866) 592-7246
- Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home - Old 1315 miFuneral home · Murphysburough · (618) 687-2500
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.