Cemeteries in Flat Rock, Illinois

Private Cemeteries in Flat Rock, Illinois often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Flat Rock, Illinois are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Flat Rock, Illinois are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Flat Rock, Illinois , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Flat Rock, Illinois .

Our database contains records of burials from 13 cemeteries.

The Illinois Office of the State Comptroller administers this act for cemeteries registered with the office's Cemetery Care and Burial Trust Division. This law makes it illegal to vandalize, obliterate, or desecrate a burial ground (cemetery), park, memorial, grave marker, vegetation, or surround (fences, curbs, etc.)

(b-5) Any person who acts without proper legal authority and who willfully and knowingly defaces, vandalizes, injures, or removes a gravestone or other memorial, monument, or marker commemorating a deceased person or group of persons, whether located within or outside of a recognized cemetery, memorial park, or ...

Pursuant to its Constitutional mandate, the General Assembly enacted Section 15- 45 of the Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/1-1 et seq), wherein "[a]ll property used exclusively as graveyards or grounds for burying the dead" is exempted from real estate taxation.

The Illinois State Comptroller's Office licenses certain private cemeteries that accept care funds, along with businesses, such as cemeteries and funeral homes, that sell pre-need funeral goods and services to consumers.

7. Embalming Required? Embalming is not required in Illinois; however, if the body is not buried or cremated within a certain time, embalming or refrigeration may be desirable to preserve the remains.

7. Embalming Required? Embalming is not required in Illinois; however, if the body is not buried or cremated within a certain time, embalming or refrigeration may be desirable to preserve the remains.

Description: Program that pays for the funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than Department of Human Services (DHS) standard payment rates.

The medical institution, mortuary, or permitted scientific place cannot transfer or sell the remains once it has finished using them. The institution will then cremate the remains. It will try to give the cremated remains to a family member. The place will bury the remains in a cemetery if no one picks up the remains.

If so, how deep will each grave be? The Deceased Body Act of Illinois only requires a depth of 18 inches, but your state may be different and if you live in a wilderness area where coyotes and wolves roam, you might consider deeper placement.