Emmons Cemetery Site

Emmons Cemetery Site
Emmons Cemetery Site is located in Illinois
Emmons Cemetery Site
Location within Illinois today
Emmons Cemetery Site is located in the United States
Emmons Cemetery Site
Emmons Cemetery Site (the United States)
LocationBluff City, IllinoisFulton County, Illinois USA
RegionFulton County, Illinois
Coordinates40°12′52.56″N 90°12′35.93″W / 40.2146000°N 90.2099806°W / 40.2146000; -90.2099806
History
CulturesMiddle Mississippian culture
Site notes
ArchaeologistsDan Morse, Phyllis Morse
Responsible body: private

The Emmons Cemetery Site, also known as the Emmons Site, is a Middle Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Kerton Township, Fulton County, Illinois, on the edge of a bluff overlooking the Illinois River to its east. The location was a used as a cemetery and several unique and rare items were found interred with the burials.