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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   41.9107°   (41° 54' 38")

Lon:   -87.9229°   (-87° 55' 22")

The Arlington Cemetery is located in DuPage County<1>.

The county seat for DuPage County is located in Wheaton. Wheaton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Arlington Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Arlington Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Arlington Cemetery.

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

  • Elmhurst
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst
    • Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmhurst <6>
  • Berkeley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
    • Berkeley is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <6>
  • Northlake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northlake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
    • Northlake is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,025 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northlake <6>
  • South Elmhurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
    • Stone Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone Park <6>
  • Franklin Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Park <6>
  • Villa Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
    • Villa Park is located in DuPage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
  • Bensenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bellwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
    • Bellwood is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
    • Bellwood has also been known as:
    • Bellwood village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <6>
  • Melrose Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • York Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
    • York Center is located in DuPage County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Brook Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
      • Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Utopia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Westchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Broadview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
      • Broadview is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <6>
    • Maywood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • River Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Schiller Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schiller Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schiller Park
      • Schiller Park is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schiller Park <6>
    • Wood Dale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Dale
      • Wood Dale is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood Dale <6>
    • Addison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <6>
    • Lombard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lombard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
      • Lombard is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,961 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lombard <6>
    • Oak Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook
      • Oak Brook is located in DuPage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Brook <6>
    • Hines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • River Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
      • River Forest is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for River Forest <6>

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 DuPage County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Arlington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to DuPage County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Arlington Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 #421699  (Arlington Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #421699 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Elmhurst
      • County: DuPage         Elev: 204
      • Location given for GNIS #421699 (Arlington Cemetery)

    The official website for DuPage County: www.dupageco.org/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including DuPage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Arlington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9107, Longitude: -87.9229    
    <3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <4>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.
    <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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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