A visit to the Arlington 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 Arlington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arlington Cemetery:
41.4739, -89.2412
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Arlington Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Arlington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arlington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Arlington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arlington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Cherry Miner's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Moille.
- The Greenfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- LaMoille Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019885 <5>
- Bereans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bereans Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bereans Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Clarion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hetzler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hetzler Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetzler Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Malden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Malden Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Cemetery
- Erbes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324556 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Theiss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Theiss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Theiss Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theiss Cemetery
- Van Orin Repose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dover Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Prairie Repose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Artestian Well Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollowayville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
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 Arlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arlington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cherry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zearing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- La Moille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Malden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seatonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Van Orin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hollowayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Dalzell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Troy Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mendota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenoak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- De Pue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Triumph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sublette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kasbeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Limerick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- La Salle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waltham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waltham is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Ohio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Arlington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arlington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- La Moille
- La Salle
- Ladd
- Mendota
- Ohio
- Ohio lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Arlington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ohio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Peru
- Peru lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Arlington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Spring Valley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Arlington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Arlington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1958607 (Arlington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1958607 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ladd
- Location given for Arlington Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.473923 Lon: -89.2411973
- 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 Bureau, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arlington 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. |