Memorial Park Cemetery
Memorial Park Cemetery is a cemetery in Benton Township, Franklin, Illinois. Memorial Park Cemetery is situated nearby to Benton Public Library, as well as near Franklin County Courthouse.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Benton Public Library and Franklin County Courthouse.
Benton Public Library
Library
Benton Public Library serves the town of Benton, Illinois, and the residents of the Benton Public Library District. The library is located at 502 S. Main St. in Benton. Benton Public Library is situated 930 feet southeast of Memorial Park Cemetery.
Franklin County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Franklin County Courthouse is a government building located in Benton, Illinois. It took 620 days to complete from start to finish, costing around $13 million for the courthouse itself. Franklin County Courthouse is situated 1,300 feet north of Memorial Park Cemetery.
Franklin County Jail
Prison
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The Franklin County Jail, located at 209 W. Main St. in Benton, is the former county jail of Franklin County, Illinois. The jail was built in 1905–06 to replace the county's previous jail, which was built in the 1840s after the county seat moved to Benton. Franklin County Jail is situated 1,300 feet north of Memorial Park Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Benton and West City.
Benton
Town
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Benton is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 6,709 at the 2020 census. In 1839, Franklin County was split roughly in half and the county seat was permanently fixed "at a hill at the south end of Rowling's Prairie", the site of the future city of Benton.
West City
Village
West City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. It is adjacent to the county seat of Benton. The population was 656 at the 2020 census.
Steel City
Hamlet
Steel City is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois, USA. It is located about a mile east of the county seat of Benton on Illinois Route 34. Steel City is situated 2½ miles east of Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Benton Township, Franklin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.99338° or 37° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
-88.92201° or 88° 55′ 19″ westElevation
472 feet (144 metres)Open location code
869HX3VH+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 354119383OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4244401
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