About Ottawa Avenue Cemetery
Ottawa Avenue Cemetery is a cemetery near Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois. It lies about 1.4 mi northeast of Ottawa. The grounds sit at about 476 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including William D. Boyce, William Cullen and John D. Caton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 415206. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory in Ottawa, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 105 cemeteries we list in LaSalle County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 105 listings in LaSalle County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ottawa. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ottawa Avenue Cemetery
Among them: 2 business leaders, 2 writers, 1 journalist, 1 US representative.
- William D. Boyce1858-1929Businessman and founder of Scouting in America
- William Cullen1826-1914U.S. Representative from Illinois
- John D. Caton1812-1895American judge
- William H. Stead1858-1918American politician
- William Reddick1812-1885Irish-American businessman, farmer, lawman, politician, landowner and philanthropist
- Arthur John Caton1851-1904Chicago lawyer and millionaire
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ottawa Avenue 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
41.33724, -88.86626
What Ottawa Avenue 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
- Calvary CemeteryOttawa, ILCemetery1.2 mi
- Ottawa Jewish CemeteryOttawa, ILJewish cemetery1.7 mi
- Summit View CemeteryOttawa, ILCemetery1.8 mi
- Oakwood Memorial ParkOttawa, ILMemorial park3.0 mi
- Saint Columba CemeteryOttawa, ILCatholic cemetery3.1 mi
- Grand Ridge Mutual and Poundstone Family CemeteryOttawa, ILFamily cemetery4.9 mi
- Daniel's CemeteryOttawa, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Grand Rapids CemeteryOttawa, ILCemetery6.6 mi
- Trumbo CemeteryOttawa, ILCemetery6.6 mi
- Shaver CemeteryMarseilles, ILCemetery6.9 mi
Funeral homes near Ottawa Avenue Cemetery
- Ottawa Funeral Home and Crematory1.6 miCremation provider · Ottawa · (815) 433-0300
- Mueller Funeral Home Ottawa1.6 miFuneral home · Ottawa · (815) 434-4433
- Mueller Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Ottawa
- Gladfelter - Roetker Funeral Home and Cremation Services2.6 miFuneral home · Ottawa · (815) 433-0097
- Seals-Campbell Funeral Home9.1 miFuneral home · Marseilles · (815) 795-5151
- Shields Funeral Chapel10 miFuneral chapel · Oglesby · (815) 883-8321
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