About Calvary Cemetery
Calvary Cemetery is a cemetery near South Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois. It lies about 1.2 mi east of South Jacksonville. The grounds sit at about 656 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Robert E. Harmon, William T. Harmon and Connie Hanley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1748085. The nearest other listed cemetery is Diamond Grove Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Williamson Funeral Home in Jacksonville, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 97 cemeteries we list in Morgan County, and 49 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, South Jacksonville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Calvary Cemetery
Among them: 1 basketball player, 1 World War I veteran.
- Robert E. Harmon1882-1959American sports coach
- William T. Harmon1884-1959American sports coach, athletics administrator
- Connie Hanley1928-2011American basketball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Calvary 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
39.71292, -90.25061
What Calvary 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
- Diamond Grove CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery0.2 mi
- Jacksonville East CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Memorial Lawn CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- South Fork Mauvaise Terre CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery3.1 mi
- Sheppard CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Lewis CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Richardson CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Morgan County Farm CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Daniel Holmes CemeterySouth Jacksonville, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Morgan County Poor Farm CemeteryJacksonville, ILCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Calvary Cemetery
- Williamson Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (217) 243-1010
- Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (217) 243-4000
- Daws Family Funeral Homes0.7 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (217) 243-0444
- Mackey-Daws Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Murrayville · (217) 882-3411
- Mackey Daws Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Winchester · (217) 742-9553
- Coonrod Airsman-Hires Funeral12 miFuneral home · Winchester · (217) 742-3219
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