New Union Cemetery
New Union Cemetery is a cemetery in Benton Township, Franklin, Illinois. New Union Cemetery is situated nearby to the village West City, as well as near the town Benton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 2 miles north of New Union 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 2½ miles north of New Union 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 2½ miles north of New Union Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West City and 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. West City is situated 2 miles north of New Union Cemetery.
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. Benton is situated 2 miles north of New Union Cemetery.
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 3½ miles northeast of New Union Cemetery.
New Union Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Benton Township, Franklin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.96449° or 37° 57′ 52″ northLongitude
-88.9259° or 88° 55′ 33″ westElevation
430 feet (131 metres)Open location code
869HX37F+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 354121231OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardGeoNames ID
4245653
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