About Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is a catholic cemetery near Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois. It lies about 1.6 mi north of Pekin. The grounds sit at about 522 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 417479. The nearest other listed cemetery is Haynes Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Compassionate Cremation Services in Pekin, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 81 cemeteries we list in Tazewell County, and 44 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.
Map
40.54433, -89.64447
What Saint Joseph's Catholic 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
- Haynes CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Tharpe Cemetery (historical)Pekin, ILCemetery1.6 mi
- Hawley CemeterySouth Pekin, ILCemetery1.9 mi
- Lakeside CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Glendale Memorial Gardens18119 Court Street, Perkin, ILMemorial park3.1 mi
- Gardenrest CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Lakeview CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Bequaith CemeteryPekin, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Sacred Heart Catholic CemeteryPekin, ILCatholic cemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- Compassionate Cremation Services0.9 miCremation provider · Pekin · (309) 349-5173
- Cremation Society of Mid Illinois1.2 miCremation provider · Pekin · (309) 688-2088
- Abts Mortuary1.2 miMortuary · Pekin · (309) 349-2639
- Woolsey Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Pekin · (309) 346-2115
- Preston-Hanley Funeral Home & Crematory1.9 miCremation provider · Pekin · (309) 346-2176
- Henderson Funeral Home and Crematory3.7 miCremation provider · Pekin · (309) 347-4157
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery a Catholic cemetery?
Our records list a Catholic affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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