A visit to the Basswood 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 Basswood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Basswood Cemetery:
42.4642, -89.7312
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Basswood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Basswood Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Basswood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Basswood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Basswood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Basswood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brick Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Waite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
- Silent Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
- Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shippy Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippy Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rock Lily Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Lily Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lily Cemetery
- The Rock Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443154 <5>
- Manny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
- Oneco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oneco Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Richland Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bellview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Saucerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Saucerman Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucerman Cemetery
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grisby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisby Cemetery
- Eldorado Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
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]<3> of the Basswood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Basswood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McConnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Oneco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Winslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orangeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Cadiz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Cedarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Browntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Afolkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Eleroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Twin Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- South Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Nora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dakota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 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 Basswood 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 Basswood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- Lena
- Lena lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Basswood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Monroe
- Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Rock City
- South Wayne
- Warren
- Winslow
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 Basswood 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 Basswood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821230 (Basswood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821230 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: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orangeville
- Location given for Basswood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4641782 Lon: -89.7312305
- 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 '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- Basswood 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. |