About Mound Cemetery
Mound Cemetery is a cemetery near Oblong, Jasper County, Illinois. It lies about 3.7 mi southeast of Oblong. The grounds sit at about 525 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Burl Ives. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1923133. The nearest other listed cemetery is Weaver Cemetery, about 2.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Pulliam Funeral Home in Oblong, about 3.8 mi away. It is one of 75 cemeteries we list in Jasper County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oblong. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mound Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 musician, 1 writer.
- Burl Ives1909-1995American musician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mound 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
39.02447, -87.97085
What Mound 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
- Weaver CemeteryOblong, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Todd CemeteryOblong, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Bailey CemeteryOblong, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Miller CemeteryOblong, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Eidson CemeteryOblong, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- White Oak CemeteryOblong, ILChristian cemetery3.5 mi
- Oblong CemeteryOblong, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Randolph CemeteryOblong, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Shiloh CemeteryNewton, ILCemetery4.4 mi
- Bethel CemeteryOblong, ILCemetery5.7 mi
Funeral homes near Mound Cemetery
- Pulliam Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Oblong · (618) 592-4221
- Crain Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Newton · (618) 783-2383
- Meyer Funeral Home-Newton11 miFuneral home · Newton · (618) 783-2345
- Pulliam Funeral Homes12 miFuneral home · Robinson · (618) 544-3141
- Goodwine Funeral Homes & Cremation Services - Robinson13 miFuneral home · Robinson · (618) 544-2131
- Pulliam's Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Robinson
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