About Elkhart Cemetery
Elkhart Cemetery is a cemetery near Williamsville, Logan County, Illinois. It lies about 6.1 mi southwest of Williamsville. The grounds sit at about 696 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Richard J. Oglesby, Emma Gillett Oglesby and Adam Bogardus. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1720846. The nearest other listed cemetery is Latham Thompson Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home in Lincoln, about 10 mi away. It is one of 60 cemeteries we list in Logan County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Williamsville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Elkhart Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 Mexican-American War veteran, 1 US senator.
- Richard J. Oglesby1824-1899Union Army general
- Emma Gillett Oglesby1845-1928American socialite and First Lady of Illinois
- Adam Bogardus1834-1913American trap shooter
- Elizabeth Rogers Keays1902-1976
- Hiram Gillett Keays1867-1937
- William McClellan Drake1902-1983Hotelier
People whose Wikidata entry gives Elkhart 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 Elkhart 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
- Latham Thompson CemeteryWilliamsville, ILCemetery0.4 mi
- Kline CemeteryLincoln, ILCemetery3.5 mi
- Lawrence CemeteryMount Pulaski, ILCemetery3.8 mi
- Foster CemeteryLincoln, ILCemetery4.2 mi
- Evans CemeteryLincoln, ILCemetery4.5 mi
- Wright CemeteryLincoln, ILCemetery4.6 mi
- Walnut Hill CemeteryWilliamsville, ILCemetery5.0 mi
- Turley CemeteryMount Pulaski, ILCemetery5.3 mi
- Barnes CemeteryLincoln, ILCemetery5.5 mi
- Goldsmith CemeteryLincoln, ILCemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Elkhart Cemetery
- Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Lincoln · (217) 732-2638
- Peasley Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Lincoln · (217) 732-8141
- Staab Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Sherman · (217) 993-7770
- Mott & Henning Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Athens · (217) 636-8212
- Hurley Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Greenview · (217) 968-5504
- Fullenwider-Park Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Mechanicsburg · (217) 364-4403
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