About Maplewood Cemetery
Maplewood Cemetery is a cemetery near Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois. It lies about 1.7 mi south of Rantoul. The grounds sit at about 745 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: William H. Wheat. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 412974. The nearest other listed cemetery is Eden Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the south. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Lux Memorial Chapel in Rantoul, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 74 cemeteries we list in Champaign County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rantoul. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Maplewood Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- William H. Wheat1879-1944American politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Maplewood 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
40.33254, -88.14845
What Maplewood 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
- Eden CemeteryRantoul, ILCemetery1.1 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryRantoul, ILCemetery1.3 mi
- Holy Sepulchre CemeteryRantoul, ILChristian cemetery2.4 mi
- Ludlow CemeteryRantoul, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- Beckman CemeteryRantoul, ILCemetery5.6 mi
- Huls CemeteryGifford, ILCemetery6.5 mi
- Huffman CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery6.5 mi
- Hall CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery6.8 mi
- Harwood Chapel CemeteryGifford, ILChurch cemetery7.6 mi
- Farmersville CemeteryPaxton, ILCemetery7.8 mi
Funeral homes near Maplewood Cemetery
- Lux Memorial Chapel1.6 miFuneral chapel · Rantoul · (217) 892-9644
- Cox-Knapp Funeral Home9.0 miFuneral home · Paxton · (217) 379-2353
- Baier Family Funeral Services, L.L.C.9.2 miFuneral home · Paxton · (217) 379-3200
- Leek and Sons Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Urbana · (217) 337-5335
- Williams Memorial Services15 miFuneral home · Champaign · (217) 351-8115
- Lamb-Young Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Gibson City · (217) 784-4641
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