About Wheaton Cemetery
Wheaton Cemetery is a cemetery near Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois. It lies about 1.0 mi north of Wheaton. The grounds sit at about 751 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 23 notable people buried here, including Margaret Landon, Elbert Henry Gary and Jimmy Piersall. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 422153. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Michaels Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Williams-Kampp Funeral Home in Wheaton, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 66 cemeteries we list in DuPage County, and 60 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 66 listings in DuPage County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Wheaton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Wheaton Cemetery
Among them: 3 baseball players, 3 writers, 2 business leaders, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 musician, 1 Vietnam War veteran, 1 World War I veteran.
- Margaret Landon1903-1993American writer, missionary
- Elbert Henry Gary1846-1927American judge and businessman
- Jimmy Piersall1929-2017American baseball player
- Marcellus Jones1830-1900Union Army officer
- Edwin Pritchard1888-1976American hurdler
- James Foulis1870-1928Professional golfer
- Jonathan Blanchard1811-1892American academic and pastor
- Alfred Eno Woodward Jr.1913-2007Lawyer, judge and naval officer
- Roy Judson Snell1878-1959American author of childrens' and young adult fiction
- Sy Sutcliffe1862-1893American baseball player
- Torrey Johnson1909-2002Protestant evangelist
- Warren L. Wheaton1812-1903American philanthropist
Show all 23 notable burials
- David Foulis1868-1950Scottish professional golfer
- Ed Coray1901-1993American sports coach
- James H. Monroe1944-1967United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Lee Pfund1919-2016American baseball player and coach, basketball coach
- V. Raymond Edman1900-1967American writer and academic
- Henry F. Vallette1821-1909American lawyer and military officer
- J. R. Bishop1938-2022American football player and coach
- Ralph H. Barger1923-2002American printer, lithographer, publisher, and politician.
- Eva Ryerson Ludgate1885-1925
- Reginald Gerig1919-2018Pianist and music researcher
- Walter L. Ferris1852-1925American Congregational minister and poet
People whose Wikidata entry gives Wheaton 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
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What Wheaton 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
- Saint Michaels CemeteryWheaton, ILCatholic cemetery0.1 mi
- Pleasant Hill CemeteryCarol Stream, ILCemetery2.6 mi
- St. John's Roman Catholic CemeteryWinfield, ILCatholic cemetery2.7 mi
- Horse & Hound CemeteryWarrenville, ILCemetery2.7 mi
- Assumption CemeteryWinfield, ILCatholic cemetery2.9 mi
- Saint Stephens German Catholic CemeteryCarol Stream, ILCatholic cemetery3.3 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryGlen Ellyn, ILCemetery3.9 mi
- Lisle CemeteryLisle, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Warrenville CemeteryWarrenville, ILCemetery4.1 mi
- Brethren CemeteryNaperville, ILCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Wheaton Cemetery
- Williams-Kampp Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Wheaton · (630) 668-0016
- Hultgren Funeral Home and Cremation Services1.1 miFuneral home · Wheaton · (630) 668-0027
- Fidelis Funeral Consultants1.5 miFuneral home · Wheaton · (630) 262-0135
- Richard Lamb Funeral Services2.4 miFuneral home · Lisle · (630) 260-1720
- Leonard Memorial Funeral & Cremations2.9 miFuneral home · Glen Ellyn · (630) 469-0032
- Hultgren Funeral Home & Cremation Center3.9 miFuneral home · Carol Stream · (630) 668-0027
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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