A visit to the Bonfield 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 Bonfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bonfield Cemetery:
41.1500, -88.0579
The Bonfield Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bonfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bonfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bonfield Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bonfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- McGillivray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Essex Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Essex Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Limestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Custer Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- All Saint Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- DeSelm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Bonfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bonfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodrich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Essex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Herscher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Custer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bourbonnais
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarke City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Reddick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kankakee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Braidwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Godley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Braceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Wilmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Chebanse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sammons Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Symerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Bonfield 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 Bonfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Chebanse
- Herscher
- Kankakee
- Reddick
- 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 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 Bonfield 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 Bonfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810617 (Bonfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810617 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: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonfield
- Location given for Bonfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1500319 Lon: -88.0578276
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- Bonfield 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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