Linwood Cemetery
Linwood Cemetery is located on the west edge of Galesburg, Illinois, at West
Main St. and Linwood Rd on the south west corner, near by-pass 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 St and Linwood Rd. This principal addition to date is known as East
Linwood Cemetery and was purchased around March 19, 1928.
The City owns and maintains the cemeteries in excellent condition. All records
are filed electronically at the cemetery office and City Hall. Hard copies are
also on file. To date there are 13,005 burials in Linwood and 4,149 in East
Linwood.
There is a memorial to the late Mary A. Bickerdyke in Linwood Cemetery. Her
husband and daughter are buried at the same location. She was a nurse to the
boys in blue.
