About Pine Ridge Cemetery
Pine Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Paxton, Iroquois County, Illinois. It lies about 4.7 mi south of Paxton. The grounds sit at about 781 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Robert D. Foster and Israel Newton Stiles. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 415707. The nearest other listed cemetery is Pells Park, about 4.8 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Baier Family Funeral Services, L.L.C. in Paxton, about 4.7 mi away. It is one of 56 cemeteries we list in Iroquois County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Paxton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Pine Ridge Cemetery
Among them: 1 journalist.
- Robert D. Foster1811-1878American physician
- Israel Newton Stiles1833-1895American lawyer and military officer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Pine Ridge 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
40.52642, -88.07644
What Pine Ridge 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
- Pells ParkPaxton, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Saint Johns Lutheran CemeteryOnarga, ILLutheran cemetery5.1 mi
- Glen CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery5.4 mi
- Prospect CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery5.7 mi
- Meharry CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery6.2 mi
- Ten Mile Grove CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery6.6 mi
- Hall CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery7.7 mi
- Trickle Grove CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery8.0 mi
- Lyman Township CemeteryChatsworth, ILChurch cemetery8.4 mi
- Lisk CemeteryOnarga, ILCemetery8.7 mi
Funeral homes near Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Baier Family Funeral Services, L.L.C.4.7 miFuneral home · Paxton · (217) 379-3200
- Cox-Knapp Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Paxton · (217) 379-2353
- Lamb-Young Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Roberts · (217) 395-2215
- Knapp Funeral Home10.0 miFuneral home · Cissna Park · (815) 457-2424
- Knapp Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Onarga · (815) 268-7241
- Lux Memorial Chapel15 miFuneral chapel · Rantoul · (217) 892-9644
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