About Morristown Cemetery
Morristown Cemetery is a cemetery near Orion, Henry County, Illinois. It lies about 5.3 mi southwest of Orion. The grounds sit at about 732 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: John Wesley Smith. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 413855. The nearest other listed cemetery is Edford Cemetery, about 4.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Kirk Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral in Orion, about 5.4 mi away. It is one of 65 cemeteries we list in Henry County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Orion. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Morristown Cemetery
Among them: 1 aviator or astronaut.
- John Wesley Smith1895-1981(1895-1981) American aviator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Morristown 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
41.39615, -90.29643
What Morristown 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
- Edford CemeteryGeneseo, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Grace Episcopal CemeteryCambridge, ILEpiscopal cemetery4.5 mi
- Orion Lutheran CemeteryOrion, ILLutheran cemetery4.5 mi
- Western Township CemeteryOrion, ILMunicipal cemetery5.5 mi
- Dayton CemeteryColona, ILCemetery6.4 mi
- Glenwood CemeteryGreen Rock, ILCemetery6.8 mi
- Colona CemeteryColona, ILCemetery6.9 mi
- Presbyterian CemeteryCambridge, ILPresbyterian cemetery7.1 mi
- Munson Township Cemetery Prairie Nature PreserveCambridge, ILMunicipal cemetery7.2 mi
- Munson CemeteryCambridge, ILCemetery7.2 mi
Funeral homes near Morristown Cemetery
- Kirk Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral5.4 miFuneral home · Orion · (309) 526-3325
- Stackhouse-moore Funeral & Cremation Services8.5 miCremation provider · Geneseo · (309) 944-4648
- Stackhouse-Moore Funeral & Cremation Services8.6 miCremation provider · Cambridge · (309) 937-3395
- Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory8.9 miCremation provider · Coal Valley · (309) 799-7474
- Vandemore Funeral Homes & Crematory9.0 miCremation provider · Geneseo · (309) 944-1415
- Esterdahl Mortuary and Crematory9.6 miCremation provider · Moline · (309) 736-7100
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