Cemeteries in Seneca, Illinois

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

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

Our database contains records of burials from 4 cemeteries.

Illinois: Decatur's Greenwood Cemetery In terms of modern-day established cemeteries, however, Decatur's Greenwood Cemetery seems to have the oldest gravestone in the state, dating back to 1813. Here's the oldest tourist attraction in every state.

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 ...

(b) Cremated remains may be disposed of by placing them in a grave, crypt, or niche, by scattering them in a scattering area as defined in this Act, or in any manner whatever on the private property of a consenting owner.

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.

Our state laws do not require a vault for burial. However, most cemeteries do require an outside container for the casket. The purpose is two-fold: First, the outside receptacle keeps the earth from settling, thus preventing the unevenness of the land which makes the cemetery less attractive.