About Purdue Cemetery
Purdue Cemetery is a cemetery near Salem, Marion County, Illinois. It lies about 8.6 mi northwest of Salem. The grounds sit at about 548 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 417049. The nearest other listed cemetery is Wham Hill Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Osborn Funeral Home in Dix, about 5.6 mi away. It is one of 96 cemeteries we list in Marion County, and 62 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Salem. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
38.51168, -88.88342
What Purdue 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
- Wham Hill CemeterySalem, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Harveys Point CemeterySalem, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Bell CemeterySalem, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Romine Prairie CemeterySalem, ILCemetery3.4 mi
- Hickey CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Rabbit Grove CemeterySalem, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Kell CemeterySalem, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Union Grove CemeterySalem, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Byars CemeterySalem, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Zion Grove CemeterySalem, ILCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Purdue Cemetery
- Osborn Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · Dix · (618) 266-7231
- Crouse Funeral Home & CFH Crematory8.5 miCremation provider · Salem · (618) 548-3308
- Rogers Atkins Funeral Home8.5 miFuneral home · Salem
- Sutherland - Rankin Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Salem · (618) 548-1234
- Irvin Macz Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Odin · (618) 532-5511
- Wilson & Wilson Monument12 miMonument dealer · Odin · (618) 775-6488
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