A visit to the Adams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Adams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Adams Cemetery (FG ID #104490).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery:
41.4445, -87.6371
The Adams Cemetery is located in Crete.
The cemetery is located in Will County<2>.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Adams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Adams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beebe's Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyline Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Eagle Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paulus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crete
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steger
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Chicago Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Goodenow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sauk Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chicago Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richton Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olympia Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ford Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flossmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Country Club Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Munster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Hazel Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Adams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Will County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chicago Heights
- Crete
- Lansing
- Monee
- Munster
- Park Forest
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Will County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Adams Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104490
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403347 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403347 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Will
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Steger
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4444791 Lon: -87.6375425
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adams Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |