About Lakeside Cemetery
Lakeside Cemetery is a cemetery near Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois. It lies about 1.3 mi south of Pekin. The grounds sit at about 466 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Dietrich C. Smith, Hank Bruder and Harold H. Velde. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 411749. The nearest other listed cemetery is Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Preston-Hanley Funeral Home & Crematory in Pekin, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 81 cemeteries we list in Tazewell County, and 52 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Tazewell County dates to 1855.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Pekin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lakeside Cemetery
Among them: 2 business leaders, 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 World War II veteran.
- Dietrich C. Smith1840-1914American politician
- Hank Bruder1907-1970American football player
- Harold H. Velde1910-1985U.S. congressman from Illinois
- Martin B. Lohmann1881-1980American businessman and politician
- Ubbo J. Albertsen1845-1926American politician and businessman
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lakeside 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
40.58675, -89.64306
What Lakeside 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
- Veteran's Memorial CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery0.2 mi
- Gardenrest CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery0.3 mi
- Lakeview CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery0.3 mi
- Sacred Heart Catholic CemeteryPekin, ILCatholic cemetery0.4 mi
- Tharpe Cemetery (historical)Pekin, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Hollis CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Joseph's Catholic CemeteryPekin, ILCatholic cemetery2.9 mi
- Trial Cemetery5101 South Lafayette Avenue, Bartonville, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Bartonville State Hospital CemeteryBartonville, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Kimlers CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Lakeside Cemetery
- Preston-Hanley Funeral Home & Crematory1.0 miCremation provider · Pekin · (309) 346-2176
- Woolsey Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Pekin · (309) 346-2115
- Henderson Funeral Home and Crematory1.4 miCremation provider · Pekin · (309) 347-4157
- Cremation Society of Mid Illinois1.7 miCremation provider · Pekin · (309) 688-2088
- Abts Mortuary1.7 miMortuary · Pekin · (309) 349-2639
- Compassionate Cremation Services2.1 miCremation provider · Pekin · (309) 349-5173
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