About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois. It lies about 1.0 mi south of St. Charles. The grounds sit at about 784 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including John E. Grotberg, Edith Belle Lowry and Robert William Nelson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 420029. The nearest other listed cemetery is North Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Yurs Funeral Homes Inc. in St. Charles, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 69 cemeteries we list in Kane County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 69 listings in Kane County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, St. Charles. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Union Cemetery
Among them: 2 writers, 1 physician, 1 US representative.
- John E. Grotberg1925-1986American politician
- Edith Belle Lowry1878-1945American physician
- Robert William Nelson1912-1935Poet
- Ella Larson Nelson1889-1974Swedish immigrant to the United States
- Elmer Nelson1884-1978Swedish immigrant to the United States
People whose Wikidata entry gives Union 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
41.92836, -88.30879
What Union 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
- North CemeterySt. Charles, ILCemetery0.1 mi
- South CemeterySt. Charles, ILCemetery1.4 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryGeneva, ILCemetery2.3 mi
- Westside CemeteryGeneva, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Prairie CemeteryFarmington, ILCemetery3.3 mi
- Illinois State Training School for Girls CemeteryGeneva, ILCemetery3.6 mi
- Little Woods CemeterySouth Elgin, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- East CemeteryBatavia, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Resurrection Catholic CemeteryBatavia, ILCatholic cemetery4.7 mi
- Campton CemeteryVillage of Campton Hills, ILCemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Yurs Funeral Homes Inc.1.0 miFuneral home · St. Charles · (630) 584-0060
- Moss-Norris Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · St. Charles · (630) 584-2000
- Yurs Funeral Homes Inc2.5 miFuneral home · Geneva · (630) 232-7337
- Malone Funeral Home3.0 miFuneral home · Geneva · (630) 232-8233
- Moss-Norris Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · Batavia · (630) 584-2000
- Countryside Funeral Home4.6 miFuneral home · South Elgin · (847) 289-8054
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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