A visit to the Babbs 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 Babbs Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Babbs Grove Cemetery:
42.2789, -89.7771
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Babbs Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the east of the Babbs Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Babbs Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Babbs Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Babbs Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liebhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhart Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Sabin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem UCC Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UCC Cemetery
- Samel Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Eleroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleroy Cemetery
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- Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Hawk Monument Cemetery
- Blackhawk Monument Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180780 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Freeport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107275 <5>
- Lena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Harlem Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Center Cemetery
- Grisby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Babbs Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Babbs Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pearl City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Eleroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zier Cors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Baileyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lanark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
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 Babbs Grove 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 Babbs Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- Lanark
- Lena
- Lena lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Babbs Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Nora
- Nora lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Babbs Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Shannon
- Stockton
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Babbs Grove 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 Babbs Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403779 (Babbs Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403779 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: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pearl City
- Location given for Babbs Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.278908 Lon: -89.7770629
- 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 from Point A (ie- Babbs 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |