About Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery near Neoga, Shelby County, Illinois. It lies about 5.2 mi east of Neoga. It was established in 1873. The grounds sit at about 640 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1725334. The nearest other listed cemetery is Spain Cemetery, about 1.8 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Swengel-O'Dell Funeral Home in Neoga, about 5.2 mi away. It is one of 131 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Shelby County dates to 1835.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Neoga. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
39.31704, -88.55058
What Swedish Lutheran 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
- Spain CemeteryNeoga, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Anderson CemeteryNeoga, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryNeoga, IL · est. 1863Cemetery2.2 mi
- Lower Ash Grove CemeteryNeoga, IL · est. 1835Christian cemetery2.2 mi
- Gaskill CemeteryNeoga, ILCemetery2.2 mi
- Coons CemeteryNeoga, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Downey CemeteryNeoga, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Copperas Creek CemeteryNeoga, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Copperas CemeteryNeoga, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Raney CemeteryNeoga, ILCemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
- Swengel-O'Dell Funeral Home5.2 miFuneral home · Neoga · (217) 895-2214
- Brummerstedt Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Stewardson · (217) 682-3822
- Lovins Lockart Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Windsor · (217) 459-2254
- Hall funeral chapel13 miFuneral chapel · Effingham · (217) 342-6090
- Johnson Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Effingham · (217) 342-2215
- Bauer Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Effingham · (217) 342-2177
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Frequently asked questions
Is Swedish Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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