Pioneer Saints Cemetery

The Pioneer Saints Cemetery is a quiet, contemplative cemetery with headstones dating from the 1840s.
Pioneer Saints Cemetery (Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds)
A cemetery with overgrown green grass, large trees, and weathered headstones scattered throughout. 
Schedule
Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–4:00 PM
Closures
  • Thursday, November 28, 2024
  • Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  • Wednesday, January 01, 2025

Schedule

Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–4:00 PM
Closures
  • Thursday, November 28, 2024
  • Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  • Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Physical address
E Co Rd 2300
Nauvoo, Illinois 62354
USA
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Physical address

E Co Rd 2300
Nauvoo, Illinois 62354
USA
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Services
Parking
Cell Service

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Gravel trail covered in dried red leaves. Tall trees with green leaves are on both sides of the path.
View of a octagonal kiosk through trees in the winter. There is a steep path passing in front of the kiosk.
Bronze statue depictions of a man, boy, and woman holding a baby and standing together with their heads bowed.
The Pioneer Saints Cemetery (Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds) is a quiet, contemplative cemetery with headstones dating from the 1840s. To discover the graves of specific people, visit the FamilySearch Center to do additional research.


What to Expect


The Pioneer Saints Cemetery is a self-guided experience. You are free to walk around the cemetery and look at the headstones and the monument. There is a kiosk along the path to the cemetery with names of those who died in Nauvoo. The cemetery is carefully monitored and maintained as a historic cemetery. Please do not disturb fallen or broken headstones. Moving them can cause further damage.

Parking

  • There is parking available at the start of the trail to the cemetery.
  • There is no designated accessible parking. However, the size of this parking lot will be able to accommodate visitors’ vehicles with accessibility needs if the lot is not full.

Mobility Accessibility


Exterior

  • The cemetery is uphill from the parking lot. There is a gravel path and a steep set of stairs from the memorial kiosk.

Terrain and Flooring


Exterior

  • Street: Not applicable
  • Sidewalk: Gravel path (fair condition); sloped
  • In the fall, there may be fallen leaves on the path.
  • In the winter, there may be snow on the path.
  • Grass with some fallen headstones (fair condition); uneven

Seating

  • Two stone benches by the bronze monument
Pioneer Saints Cemetery (Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds)
A cemetery with overgrown green grass, large trees, and weathered headstones scattered throughout. 
Schedule
Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–4:00 PM
Closures
  • Thursday, November 28, 2024
  • Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  • Wednesday, January 01, 2025

Schedule

Hours
Monday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM–4:00 PM
Closures
  • Thursday, November 28, 2024
  • Wednesday, December 25, 2024
  • Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Physical address
E Co Rd 2300
Nauvoo, Illinois 62354
USA
View Map

Physical address

E Co Rd 2300
Nauvoo, Illinois 62354
USA
View Map
Services
Parking
Cell Service

Services

Parking
Cell Service
Last Updated On Nov 11, 2024