City owned cemeteries include Linwood and East Linwood. Linwood cemetery is located on the west edge of Galesburg, Illinois, at West Main Street and Linwood Road on the south west corner, near Highway 34 and Highway 164.
Linwood Cemetery Association, organized in 1856, purchased 30 acres from Marius Belden and wife in November 1856. The City of Galesburg bought those acres from Linwood Cemetery Association for a city cemetery on December 15, 1857. The City of Galesburg purchased an additional 22 acres on the south east corner of West Main Street and Linwood Road This principal addition to date is known as East Linwood Cemetery and was purchased around March 19, 1928.
All records are filed electronically at the cemetery office and in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall. For information, please contact Ericka Gugliotta, Deputy City Clerk, at 309/345-3611.
Cemetery Clean Up Weeks
This clean-up occurs annually in March, with the specific dates updated annually.. Please remove any personal decorations you wish to keep prior to those dates.
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- Sections A, C, F, & H - $700
- Section B Blocks 1 & 2 - $800
- Cremation - $400
- Under 3 yrs - $400
- 3 yrs & Older - $650
- Saturdays & Holidays - $150
- Winter charge - $150 (Dec. 15 thru March 15)
- Unusual circumstances or no vault - $1,000
- Under 3yrs - $500
- 3 yrs & Older - $850
- All Scattering garden areas - $525
- Scattering on Holiday or Legal Holiday - $125