A visit to the Big Foot 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 Big Foot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Foot Cemetery:
42.4920, -88.5988
The Big Foot Cemetery is located in McHenry County<1>.
The county seat for McHenry County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Big Foot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Foot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Big Foot Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Foot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cobblestone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cobblestone Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Cemetery
- Walworth Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Alden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Alden Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Chemung - Dunham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chermung Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Chermung Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chermung Cemetery
- Linn - Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The North Sharon Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sharon Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Dullam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dullam Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dullam Cemetery
- East Delavan Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- South Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The South Grove Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Grove Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darien Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Capron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Capron Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
- Long Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Stone School Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Big Foot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Foot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Foot Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Foot Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Harvard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Delavan Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Zenda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williams Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Capron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darien
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delavan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allens Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Genoa City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
- Pell Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pell Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Lake
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 Big Foot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Foot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Capron
- Clinton
- Darien
- Delavan
- Elkhorn
- Genoa City
- Harvard
- Hebron
- Lake Geneva
- Sharon
- Williams Bay
- Wonder Lake
- Woodstock
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 websites either 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 Big Foot Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McHenry 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 Big Foot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1988096 (Big Foot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1988096 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: McHenry
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Big Foot Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Big Foot Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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