About Virden Cemetery
Virden Cemetery is a cemetery near Virden, Macoupin County, Illinois. It lies about 1.6 mi southeast of Virden. The grounds sit at about 650 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Kenneth Boyle. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1764717. The nearest other listed cemetery is West Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Airsman & Calvert Funeral Homes in Virden, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 120 cemeteries we list in Macoupin County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Macoupin County dates to 1906.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Virden. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Virden Cemetery
- Kenneth Boyle1937-2000American lawyer and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Virden 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
39.51643, -89.79037
What Virden 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
- West CemeteryVirden, ILCemetery1.5 mi
- Thayer CemeteryVirden, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryVirden, ILCemetery2.5 mi
- Girard CemeteryGirard, ILCemetery4.8 mi
- Girard City CemeteryGirard, ILMunicipal cemetery4.8 mi
- Auburn CemeteryAuburn, ILCemetery4.9 mi
- Cloud Cemetery (historical)Girard, ILCemetery5.7 mi
- Wimmer CemeteryAuburn, ILCemetery5.8 mi
- Union Chapel CemeteryGirard, ILChristian cemetery6.0 mi
- Brush Creek CemeteryDivernon, ILCemetery7.3 mi
Funeral homes near Virden Cemetery
- Airsman & Calvert Funeral Homes1.4 miFuneral home · Virden · (217) 965-3321
- Davis-Anderson Funeral Homes4.7 miFuneral home · Girard · (217) 627-2126
- Airsman & Calvert Funeral Homes - Girard Chapel4.8 miFuneral home · Girard · (217) 627-2119
- Funeral Register Books Inc5.0 miFuneral home · Girard · (217) 627-3235
- Bramley Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Auburn · (217) 438-3288
- Bramley Funeral Home7.9 miFuneral home · Divernon · (217) 628-3612
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