About Edgar Cemetery
Edgar Cemetery is a cemetery near Paris, Edgar County, Illinois. It lies about 1.0 mi southwest of Paris. The grounds sit at about 702 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Andrew J. Hunter, Edward Halsey Jenison and Abraham L. Stanfield. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 407772. The nearest other listed cemetery is Paris Memorial Gardens, about 0.7 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Stewart & Carroll Funeral Home in Paris, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 85 cemeteries we list in Edgar County, and 52 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 85 listings in Edgar County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Paris. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Edgar Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Andrew J. Hunter1831-1913American politician
- Edward Halsey Jenison1907-1996Illinois politician and newspaper publisher
- Abraham L. Stanfield1860-1927American businessman and politician
- Ethel R. Cline1894-1970American illustrator, writer, and soprano singer
- Robert L. McKinlay1839-1917American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Edgar 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
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What Edgar 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
- Paris Memorial GardensParis, ILMemorial park0.7 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryParis, ILCemetery0.8 mi
- Redmon CemeteryParis, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Section Sixteen CemeteryParis, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Blackburn CemeteryParis, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Cassady CemeteryParis, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Conkey CemeteryParis, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Wilkins CemeteryParis, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Lycan CemeteryParis, ILCemetery5.0 mi
- Saint Aloysius CemeteryParis, ILCemetery5.2 mi
Funeral homes near Edgar Cemetery
- Stewart & Carroll Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Paris · (217) 465-6311
- Safford Monument Co.1.0 miMonument dealer · Paris · (217) 463-3295
- Templeton Funeral Homes1.0 miFuneral home · Paris · (217) 465-4775
- Simple Cremations And Burials15 miCremation provider · Clinton · (765) 592-6226
- Frist Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Clinton · (765) 832-3511
- Giovanini Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Clinton · (765) 832-2433
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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