Rock Island County Cemeteries
The Genealogy Society maintains information on cemeteries in Rock Island County, Illinois. Cemetery Records and Memorial Inscriptions are Available free to RICIGS Members. Township Consolidations are available for purchase to non-members in the RICIGS Shop
Alphabetical Cemeteries List
Township Cemeteries List
Cemeteries of Rock Island County IllinoisCemeteries of Rock Island County Illinois – Updated 2005
This booklet is designed to help researchers interested in visiting a cemetery in Rock Island County by presenting maps and historical notes. Last updated in 2005, RICIGS member Bill Burrows used multiple sources to identify all known burial sites.
Local Cemeteries Interesting Facts
Follow the links below for added items of interest on some of the cemeteries of Rock Island County.
Some interesting facts and speculation about the Weaver Family Cemetery. The deed says, “… for a Cemetery forever.” It seems ‘progress’ redefines ‘forever’. PLUS the saga of the shooting at the Weaver House in 1876
Port Byron Twp Cemeteries – an article telling that Mrs. Mary Lyford picked the location of the Port Byron Cemetery
“Evergreen City of Silence” – an article about the Reynolds Cemetery from the 1923 Reynolds Press
A 1925(?) article from the Argus about the Rose Hill Cemetery in Zuma Twp
Read about South Moline Township Cemetery in the following article: “History of South Moline Township Cemetery”
Articles on Resthaven Cemetery (Also known as State Hospital Cemetery, East Moline State Hospital, Watertown State Hospital Cemetery, Illinois State Hospital Cemetery, and Illinois Western Hospital Cemetery)