Cemeteries in Palestine, Illinois

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

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Palestine, 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 Palestine, Illinois .

Our database contains records of burials from 8 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 ...

When French explorer John LaMotte came to the area in 1678, he named it Palestine after the land of milk and honey. Local tribes traded and were friendly with the French, who arrived in the late 1600s, but Indian hostilities escalated with the War of 1812, when Fort Lamotte was built to protect settlers.

The answer, according to Illinois Funeral Laws, is yes — depending on local zoning rules. There are no laws in the state to prohibit home burial. Only California, Indiana, Washington, and the District of Columbia outlaw the practice.

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 answer, according to Illinois Funeral Laws, is yes — depending on local zoning rules. There are no laws in the state to prohibit home burial. Only California, Indiana, Washington, and the District of Columbia outlaw the practice.

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.