A visit to the Barnett Cemetery ...
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 Barnett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barnett Cemetery
Lat: 41.0155° (41° 0' 55")
Lon: -87.8401° (-87° 50' 24")
The Barnett Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies just to the north of the Barnett Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Barnett Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barnett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Old State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Anne Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Anne Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aroma Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Papineau Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leggtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rice - Bebe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- L'Erable Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L'Erable Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L'Erable Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The L'Erable Catholic Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Teege Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teege Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teege Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Teege Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kankakee Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Barnett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barnett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sammons Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Chebanse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Otto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
- Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <7>
- Saint Anne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anne
- Saint Anne is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anne <7>
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- L'Erable
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Papineau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Kankakee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Martinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinton
- Martinton is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinton <7>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sun River Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bradley is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <7>
- Beaverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashkum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashkum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
- Ashkum is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashkum <7>
- Bourbonnais
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
- Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <7>
- Hopkins Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <7>
- Saint George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Momence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
- Momence is located in Kankakee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <7>
- Goodrich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herscher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Donovan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donovan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan
- Donovan is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donovan <7>
- Bonfield
(14 miles [22.5 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 Barnett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barnett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashkum
- Chebanse
- Donovan
- Herscher
- Kankakee
- Martinton
- Momence
- Saint Anne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Barnett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) 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 Barnett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403913 (Barnett Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #403913 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: Kankakee
- County: Kankakee Elev: 190
- Location given for GNIS #403913 (Barnett Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, 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 Barnett Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0155, Longitude: -87.8401 |
<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> | 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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