About Walnut Ridge Cemetery
Walnut Ridge Cemetery is a cemetery near Virginia, Cass County, Illinois. It lies about 0.9 mi southwest of Virginia. The grounds sit at about 597 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Finis E. Downing and Arthur A. Leeper. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 420480. The nearest other listed cemetery is Levi Springer Cemetery, about 2.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Buchanan Cody Funeral Home in Virginia, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in Cass County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Virginia. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Walnut Ridge Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Finis E. Downing1846-1936American politician
- Arthur A. Leeper1855-1931American lawyer and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Walnut Ridge 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
39.96212, -90.20502
What Walnut Ridge 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
- Levi Springer CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Holmes Campground CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- John Robertson CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Cauby CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Powell CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Hopkins CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Clark CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Tureman CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Beard CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery4.3 mi
- Bethlehem CemeteryVirginia, ILCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Buchanan Cody Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Virginia · (217) 243-4000
- Lintner-Hurley Funeral Home6.6 miFuneral home · Chandlerville · (217) 458-2424
- Sager Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Beardstown · (217) 323-2001
- Colwell Memorial Home13 miFuneral home · Beardstown · (217) 323-1100
- Buchanan & Cody Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (217) 243-4000
- Williamson Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Jacksonville · (217) 243-1010
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