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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 Beach Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beach Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beach Cemetery

Lat:   41.1978°   (41° 11' 52")

Lon:   -88.0526°   (-88° 3' 9")

The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<2>.

The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Beach Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Beach Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
  • Schreffler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schreffler Cemetery
    • The Schreffler Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Will County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Braidwood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108794 <5>
  • Bonfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonfield Cemetery
    • The Bonfield Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smith Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
  • Custer Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Custer Twp. Cemetery
    • The Custer Twp. Cemetery is located in Will County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Custer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Custer Park.
    • The Custer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Custer Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #322758 <5>
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
  • DeSelm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeSelm Cemetery
    • The DeSelm Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
  • North Essex Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Essex Twp. Cemetery
    • The North Essex Twp. Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • The North Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Essex Cemetery
    • Essex Twp. Cemetery
    • North Essex Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107202 <5>
  • South Essex Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Essex Twp. Cemetery
    • The South Essex Twp. Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • The South Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Essex Cemetery
    • Essex Twp. Cemetery
    • Foote Cemetery
    • South Essex Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964373 <5>
  • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • The Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grand Prairie United Cemetery
  • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Braidwood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107252 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The Limestone Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hawkins Cemetery
    • All Saint Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saint Cemetery
      • The All Saint Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Blooms Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooms Grove Cemetery
      • The Blooms Grove Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Rose of Lima Parish Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107049 <5>
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakwood Protestant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107289 <5>
    • Brown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Braidwood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334900 <5>
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Bohemian National Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian National Cemetery
      • The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Braidwood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104810 <5>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Braidwood.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107052 <5>
    • Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
      • The Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maternity B.V.M. Cemetery
      • Maternity Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beach Cemetery.

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

  • Bonfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Goodrich
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
  • Union Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Limestone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Lakewood Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
    • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
  • Essex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Symerton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
    • Symerton is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Bourbonnais
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Wilmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
  • Braidwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarke City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
  • Herscher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Irwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Godley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Kankakee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Manteno
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
      • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <7>
    • Braceville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
      • Braceville is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <7>
    • South Wilmington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • East Brooklyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Reddick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <7>
    • Diamond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <7>
    • Central City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Grundy County

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 Beach 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 Beach 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 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 Beach Cemetery:

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 Beach Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #413268  (Beach Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #413268 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: Bonfield
    • County: Kankakee         Elev: 186
    • Location given for GNIS #413268 (Beach Cemetery)

The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

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

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 Kankakee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Beach Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1978, Longitude: -88.0526       In this case, the coordinates for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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