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A visit to the Big Mound Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Big Mound Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Big Mound Cemetery (FG ID #104757)

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 Big Mound Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.0794°   (42° 4' 45")

Lon:   -89.1092°   (-89° 6' 33")

The Big Mound Cemetery is located in Ogle County<2>.

The county seat for Ogle County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Big Mound Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Big Mound Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beach Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Chaney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chaney Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Stillman Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stillman Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stillman Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stillman Valley Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Lindenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindenwood Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Kilbuck Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kilbuck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kilbuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kilbuck Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Monroe Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monroe Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monroe Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monroe Center Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Kishwaukee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kishwaukee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kishwaukee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kishwaukee Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
  • Stinsonian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stinsonian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stinsonian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stinsonian Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Byron City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byron City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byron City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byron City Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Porter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • New Milford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Milford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Milford Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
    • Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Cooley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooley Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Roseland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roseland Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Flagg Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagg Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagg Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flagg Center Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Trinity Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Memorial Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Greenview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenview Cemetery is located in DeKalb County

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 Big Mound Cemetery.

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

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 Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ogle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Mound 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 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 Big Mound 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 Big Mound Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #404421  (Big Mound Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #404421 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: Kings
    • County: Ogle         Elev: 268
    • Location given for GNIS #404421 (Big Mound Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #104757

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Ogle, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Mound Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0794, Longitude: -89.1092    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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