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A visit to the Afolkey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Afolkey Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Afolkey Cemetery:

42.4289, -89.5760

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Afolkey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Afolkey Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Afolkey Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Afolkey Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Afolkey Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Dakota Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dakota Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Eldorado Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
  • Orangeville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Dakota.
    • The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Freeport Mennonite Cemetery
    • Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188877 <5>
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Pioneers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneers Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Richland Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Richland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
    • Rock City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Rock City Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Cemetery
    • Frankeburger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Frankeburger Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankeburger Cemetery
    • Oneco Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oneco Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shippy Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippy Salem Cemetery
    • Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Silver Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Afolkey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Afolkey Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Afolkey
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
  • Dakota
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
  • Orangeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Rock City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Oneco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneco is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
  • Buena Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Twin Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
  • McConnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Davis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Davis is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lake Summerset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
    • Freeport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ridott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Eleroy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Winslow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
    • Durand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Durand is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <6>
    • Lena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lena is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
    • Pecatonica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cadiz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz

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 Afolkey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Afolkey Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Afolkey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Afolkey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1821228  (Afolkey Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821228 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: Stephenson
      • Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dakota
      • Location given for Afolkey Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.428903     Lon: -89.5759504
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stephenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Afolkey 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.