About Oquawka Cemetery
Oquawka Cemetery is a cemetery near Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois. The grounds sit at about 558 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Charles M. Harris and Maria Tolman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1968255. The nearest other listed cemetery is County Farm Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Turnbull Funeral Home in Oquawka, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 32 cemeteries we list in Henderson County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oquawka. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oquawka Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Charles M. Harris1821-1896American politician, Illinois
- Volunteer weather observer for meteorological project (1848-1870) of the Smithsonian Institution
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oquawka 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
40.93633, -90.94326
What Oquawka 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
- County Farm CemeteryOquawka, ILCemetery1.1 mi
- Rozetta CemeteryOquawka, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Cumberland CemeteryOquawka, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Stockton CemeteryOquawka, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- South Henderson CemeteryOquawka, ILCemetery4.7 mi
- Cumberland Presbyterian CemeteryOquawka, ILPresbyterian cemetery4.9 mi
- Reed CemeteryOquawka, ILCemetery5.2 mi
- Hinson Family PlotMediapolis, IAFamily cemetery5.5 mi
- Newberry - Haight CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery5.8 mi
- Kingston CemeteryMediapolis, IACemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Oquawka Cemetery
- Turnbull Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Oquawka · (309) 867-3040
- Leyda, Burrus & Metz Monuments12 miMonument dealer · Burlington · (319) 752-4654
- Prugh Funeral Service12 miFuneral home · Burlington · (319) 754-8241
- Snyder and Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services12 miCremation provider · Mediapolis · (319) 394-3000
- Lunning Funeral Chapel13 miFuneral chapel · Burlington · (319) 752-2771
- Banks & Beals Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Stronghurst · (309) 924-1501
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