A visit to the Ash Grove 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 Ash Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ash Grove Cemetery:
40.5961, -87.8478
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ash Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County<2>.
The county seat for Iroquois County is located in Watseka. Watseka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Ash Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ash Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Ash Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ash Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cissna Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cissna Park Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schwer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Schwer Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer Cemetery
- Old Apostolic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Apostolic Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Apostolic Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Rankin Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rankin Union Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Union Cemetery
- The Rankin Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Karter Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960194 <5>
- Old Milford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Milford Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Milford Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Body Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Body Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Body Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Del Rey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Cemetery
- The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lehigh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222501 <5>
- Pellville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Lynn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vennum Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Vennum Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vennum Cemetery
- Onarga Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Onarga Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Onarga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Onarga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1926812 <5>
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ash Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ash Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Claytonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cissna Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Schwer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rankin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Lynn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Del Rey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Onarga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoopeston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Watseka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Thawville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Ash Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iroquois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ash Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckley
- Cissna Park
- Crescent City
- Gilman
- Hoopeston
- Loda
- Loda lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Ash Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Milford
- Onarga
- Paxton
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Roberts
- Rossville
- Thawville
- Watseka
- Woodland
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 Ash Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Iroquois 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 Ash Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403662 (Ash Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403662 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: Iroquois
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Claytonville
- Location given for Ash Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5961469 Lon: -87.8478106
- 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 Iroquois, 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 from Point A (ie- Ash Grove 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. |
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