About Henson Cemetery
Henson Cemetery is a cemetery near Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. It lies about 11 mi northeast of Murphysboro. The grounds sit at about 420 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 410082. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hudson Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Crawshaw Funeral Home in Murphysboro, about 11 mi away. It is one of 93 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 21 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
37.66282, -89.48537
What Henson 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
- Hudson CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery0.6 mi
- Goodbread CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Walker Hill CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Pauls Lutheran CemeteryPerryville, MOLutheran cemetery2.6 mi
- Christ Lutheran CemeteryMurphysboro, ILLutheran cemetery3.5 mi
- Creath Morris CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery6.8 mi
- Poplar Ridge CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery7.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryCarbondale, ILCemetery7.1 mi
- Concordia Lutheran CemeteryPerryville, MOLutheran cemetery7.4 mi
- Foster CemeteryJackson, MOCemetery7.9 mi
Funeral homes near Henson Cemetery
- Crawshaw Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Murphysboro · (866) 592-7246
- Walker Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Cobden
- Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Alto Pass · (618) 893-4616
- Crain Funeral Home and Cremation Service12 miFuneral home · Murphysboro · (866) 592-7246
- Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home - Old 1312 miFuneral home · Murphysburough · (618) 687-2500
- Walker Funeral Homes15 miFuneral home · Carbondale · (618) 529-3100
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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.
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