About King Cemetery
King Cemetery is a cemetery near Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. It lies about 12 mi southeast of Murphysboro. The grounds sit at about 594 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 411484. The nearest other listed cemetery is Graff Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wilson Funeral Home in Ava, about 2.2 mi away. It is one of 93 cemeteries we list in Jackson County, and 46 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
37.90003, -89.45905
What King 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
- Graff CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery0.2 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Birkner CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- Ditzler CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Williamson CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Underwood CemeteryPinckneyville, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Bartlett CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Joubert CemeteryPinckneyville, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Modglin CemeteryMurphysboro, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Cheatham CemeterySteeleville, ILCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near King Cemetery
- Wilson Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Ava · (618) 426-3121
- Crawshaw Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Murphysboro · (866) 592-7246
- Wilson's Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · Percy · (618) 497-2474
- Pyatt Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Pinckneyville · (618) 357-2136
- Wilson Funeral Homes Ltd13 miFuneral home · Steeleville · (618) 965-3312
- Maxton-Rosado Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Du Quoin · (618) 542-2020
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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.