About South Elkhorn Cemetery
South Elkhorn Cemetery is a cemetery near Polo, Carroll County, Illinois. It lies about 7.0 mi east of Polo. The grounds sit at about 820 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1785447. The nearest other listed cemetery is Brick Church Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Polo Family Funeral Home in Polo, about 6.9 mi away. It is one of 34 cemeteries we list in Carroll County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Polo. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.96724, -89.71274
What South Elkhorn 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
- Brick Church CemeteryPolo, ILChristian cemetery2.4 mi
- Eagle Point CemeteryPolo, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Webster CemeteryPolo, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Union CemeteryLanark, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Nichols CemeteryPolo, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Bethel CemeterySterling, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Schriner CemeteryLanark, ILCemetery5.1 mi
- Reed CemeteryPolo, ILCemetery5.2 mi
- Dutchtown Church of the Brethren CemeteryLanark, ILChurch cemetery5.4 mi
- East Jordan CemeteryPolo, ILCemetery5.6 mi
Funeral homes near South Elkhorn Cemetery
- Polo Family Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Polo · (815) 946-2402
- Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation12 miFuneral home · Sterling · (815) 626-1131
- Wheelock Allen-Melvin Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Sterling · (815) 626-0470
- Burke-Tubbs Funeral Homes13 miFuneral home · Forreston · (815) 938-2470
- McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory13 miCremation provider · Rock Falls · (815) 626-6311
- Jones Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Dixon · (815) 288-2241
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