About Berlin Cemetery
Berlin Cemetery is a cemetery near New Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois. It lies about 2.5 mi south of New Berlin. The grounds sit at about 640 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Henry Yates Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1821035. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Butler Funeral Home in New Berlin, about 2.3 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Sangamon County, and 32 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Sangamon County dates to 1857. 6 of the 96 listings in Sangamon County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, New Berlin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Berlin Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran.
- Henry Yates Jr.1835-1871American military personnel
People whose Wikidata entry gives Berlin Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.76088, -89.90510
What Berlin 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
- Saint John's Lutheran CemeteryNew Berlin, ILLutheran cemetery1.7 mi
- Wood Wreath Island Grove CemeteryNew Berlin, IL · est. 1872Cemetery2.4 mi
- Wilcox CemeteryNew Berlin, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Saint Mary's Catholic CemeteryNew Berlin, ILCatholic cemetery2.8 mi
- Foutch CemeteryNew Berlin, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Union CemeteryNew Berlin, ILCemetery5.4 mi
- Staley CemeteryNew Berlin, ILCemetery5.9 mi
- Morgan CemeterySpringfield, ILCemetery6.1 mi
- Hodgerson CemeteryNew Berlin, ILCemetery6.2 mi
- Smyrna CemeteryNew Berlin, ILCemetery6.7 mi
Funeral homes near Berlin Cemetery
- Butler Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · New Berlin
- Butler Cremation Tribute Center2.3 miCremation provider · New Berlin · (217) 544-4646
- Bisch Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Springfield · (217) 544-5424
- Neece-Airsman-Hires Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Waverly · (217) 435-2121
- Butler Funeral Home & Cremation Tribute Center-Chatham12 miFuneral home · Chatham · (217) 483-9292
- Staab Polk Memorial Home12 miFuneral home · Chatham · (217) 483-9292
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