About Nelson Cemetery
Nelson Cemetery is a cemetery near Rock Falls, Lee County, Illinois. It lies about 4.7 mi west of Rock Falls. The grounds sit at about 653 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 414351. The nearest other listed cemetery is Pine Grove Cemetery, about 2.5 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling, about 4.9 mi away. It is one of 55 cemeteries we list in Lee County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rock Falls. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.80105, -89.60149
What Nelson 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
- Pine Grove CemeteryDixon, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Rockwood CemeteryDixon, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Riverside CemeterySterling, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Prairieville CemeterySterling, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Calvary CemeterySterling, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Odd Fellows CemeteryRock Falls, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Science Ridge Mennonite Church CemeterySterling, ILMennonite and Amish cemetery4.3 mi
- Emmanuel CemeteryDixon, ILCemetery5.5 mi
- Palmyra CemeteryDixon, ILCemetery5.5 mi
- Holy Cross CemeteryRock Falls, ILCemetery5.7 mi
Funeral homes near Nelson Cemetery
- Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation4.9 miFuneral home · Sterling · (815) 626-1131
- Wheelock Allen-Melvin Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Sterling · (815) 626-0470
- McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory5.7 miCremation provider · Rock Falls · (815) 626-6311
- Jones Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Dixon · (815) 288-2241
- Preston-schilling Funeral Home, Ltd.6.9 miFuneral home · Dixon · (815) 288-4469
- Preston-Schilling Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Dixon · (815) 288-4469
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