Brunk Cemetery
Brunk Cemetery is a cemetery in Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon, Illinois. Brunk Cemetery is situated nearby to the heritage site Brunk Farmstead, as well as near the hamlet New City.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brunk Farmstead and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden.
Brunk Farmstead
Heritage site
Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Brunk Farmstead is a historic farm located on KOA Campground Road 1 mile south of East Lake Drive near Rochester, Illinois. George Brunk, an early settler of Sangamon County, established the farm in the 1820s; the farm is one of the few surviving properties from the county's early settlement. Brunk Farmstead is situated 1,500 feet west of Brunk Cemetery.
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden
Park
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden, commonly known and referred to as the Lincoln Memorial Garden, is a self-governing 100-acre woodland and prairie garden owned by the city of Springfield, Illinois, and managed by the Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation. Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden is situated 1 mile west of Brunk Cemetery.
Henson Robinson Zoo
Zoo
The Henson Robinson Zoo is a private nonprofit zoo owned and operated by the Springfield Park District. The zoo was built in 1968–1970 on the eastern shore of Lake Springfield to serve the population of Central Illinois, and opened in 1970. Henson Robinson Zoo is situated 2 miles north of Brunk Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New City and Rochester.
New City
Hamlet
New City is an unincorporated community in Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States, in the rural center of the state. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. New City is situated 3 miles southeast of Brunk Cemetery.
Rochester
Village
Rochester is a village and suburb of Springfield in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,689 at the 2010 census, and 3,713 at a 2018 estimate. Rochester is situated 4½ miles northeast of Brunk Cemetery.
Woodside Township
Town
Woodside Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,447 and it contained 5,668 housing units. Woodside Township is situated 5 miles west of Brunk Cemetery.
Brunk Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.69875° or 39° 41′ 56″ northLongitude
-89.58133° or 89° 34′ 53″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Open location code
86FGMCX9+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 600922914OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4234599
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