A visit to the Blooms Grove 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 Blooms Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blooms Grove Cemetery:
41.2399, -87.9258
The Blooms Grove Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies just to the south southeast of the Blooms Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blooms Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Blooms Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blooms Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- DeSelm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- All Saint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilton Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- McGillivray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. George Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Blooms Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blooms Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bourbonnais
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manteno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Kankakee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bonfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peotone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Symerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallingford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Custer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Goodrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aroma Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sun River Terrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manhattan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Irwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Essex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sammons Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Momence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grant Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Elwood
(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 Blooms Grove 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 Blooms Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kankakee
- Manteno
- Momence
- Peotone
- Wilmington
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 professional and volunteer 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 Blooms Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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 Blooms Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404581 (Blooms Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404581 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bourbonnais
- Location given for Blooms Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2400321 Lon: -87.9261581
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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 'straight-line' (or 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- Blooms Grove 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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