About East Genesee Cemetery
East Genesee Cemetery is a cemetery near Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois. It lies about 6.0 mi southeast of Sterling. The grounds sit at about 745 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 407651. The nearest other listed cemetery is Peugh Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation in Sterling, about 5.8 mi away. It is one of 48 cemeteries we list in Whiteside County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Sterling. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.85810, -89.76611
What East Genesee 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
- Peugh CemeterySterling, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Maple Ridge CemeterySterling, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Oak Knoll CemeterySterling, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Hickory Grove CemeterySterling, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Colcord CemetaryMorrison, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Our Savior Lutheran CemeterySterling, ILLutheran cemetery4.5 mi
- Genesee Grove Center CemeteryMorrison, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Science Ridge Mennonite Church CemeterySterling, ILMennonite and Amish cemetery5.1 mi
- Hazel Green CemeterySterling, ILCemetery5.1 mi
- Penrose Friends CemeterySterling, ILCemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near East Genesee Cemetery
- Schilling Funeral Home & Cremation5.8 miFuneral home · Sterling · (815) 626-1131
- Wheelock Allen-Melvin Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Sterling · (815) 626-0470
- McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory6.7 miCremation provider · Rock Falls · (815) 626-6311
- Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Morrison · (815) 772-2322
- Polo Family Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Polo · (815) 946-2402
- Jones Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Dixon · (815) 288-2241
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