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A visit to the Ancona 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 Ancona Cemetery ...

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

41.0375, -88.8801

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

The Ancona Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ancona Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ancona Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ancona Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Defenbaugh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Defenbaugh Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defenbaugh Cemetery
  • Long Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Long Point Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
  • Moon's Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moon's Point Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon's Point Cemetery
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Barrickman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Barrickman Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrickman Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Old St. Stephen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
  • Springer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Springer Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
  • St. Stephen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • River View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The River View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Earp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Earp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earp Cemetery
    • Nigh Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nigh Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nigh Chapel Cemetery
    • New Michigan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The New Michigan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan Cemetery
    • Naramoor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Naramoor Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naramoor Cemetery
    • Lostlands Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lostlands Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostlands Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lostlands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Streator.
      • The Lostlands Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lost Land Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106674 <5>
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Wenona Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Bayou Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bayou Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnhart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Barnhart Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Cemetery
    • St. Casimir Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ancona Cemetery.

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

  • Ancona
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Long Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coalville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Coalville is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
  • Munster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Munster is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
  • Vermilion City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
  • Leeds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Leeds is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Dana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dana is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <6>
  • Streator
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kangley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kangley is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Cornell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Missal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Missal is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
  • Rutland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Wenona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Blackstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kernan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Kernan is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
    • Flanagan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Leonore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lostant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lostant is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Lostant has also been known as:
      • Lost Ant
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <6>
    • Evans ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Evans is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Minonk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Graymont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Toluca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Budd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Budd is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
    • Ransom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Ancona Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Ancona Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Livingston 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 Ancona Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1737536  (Ancona Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1737536 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: Livingston
      • Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Long Point
      • Location given for Ancona Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.0375326     Lon: -88.8800745
      • 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 Livingston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ancona 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.