Lyndon Cemetery
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Lyndon Cemetery

Lyndon, Whiteside County, Illinois, USA

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    Coordinates: 41.70780, -89.95470
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There have been two cemeteries in Lyndon, the first was located on a wooded knoll off the highway east of Lyndon. It was named Freeman cemetery, for the owner of the farm at the time. (It has also been referred to as the "Bend Cemetery" through the years) Many residents of Como, Sterling, Galt and Lyndon had family plots there, and several Civil War veterans were buried there. In 1897-1898, permission was sought of family members to remove the bodies to the Lyndon cemetery and other cemeteries.

The present cemetery is located in Whiteside county, Lyndon township, section 20, on a hillside. It's approximately a mile west of the town of Lyndon on IL Rt 78 (old Moline Rd). The first person to be buried in this cemetery was Lydia A. Coburn, who died in July of 1837. Many old stones in the center section of the cemetery are earlier settlers of Lyndon. Some of their headstones have been broken or toppled through the years, and others have simply eroded with the passage of time, but many of them can still be read.

The Lyndon cemetery is still an active cemetery and well maintained. In recent years, new evergreens have been planted along the western fence line, and large urns have been added across the front near the G.A.R. Cannon. These urns are planted during the summer, and give an added touch of beauty to the quiet spot on a hillside overlooking the corn fields.



There have been two cemeteries in Lyndon, the first was located on a wooded knoll off the highway east of Lyndon. It was named Freeman cemetery, for the owner of the farm at the time. (It has also been referred to as the "Bend Cemetery" through the years) Many residents of Como, Sterling, Galt and Lyndon had family plots there, and several Civil War veterans were buried there. In 1897-1898, permission was sought of family members to remove the bodies to the Lyndon cemetery and other cemeteries.

The present cemetery is located in Whiteside county, Lyndon township, section 20, on a hillside. It's approximately a mile west of the town of Lyndon on IL Rt 78 (old Moline Rd). The first person to be buried in this cemetery was Lydia A. Coburn, who died in July of 1837. Many old stones in the center section of the cemetery are earlier settlers of Lyndon. Some of their headstones have been broken or toppled through the years, and others have simply eroded with the passage of time, but many of them can still be read.

The Lyndon cemetery is still an active cemetery and well maintained. In recent years, new evergreens have been planted along the western fence line, and large urns have been added across the front near the G.A.R. Cannon. These urns are planted during the summer, and give an added touch of beauty to the quiet spot on a hillside overlooking the corn fields.



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