A visit to the Braceville - Gardner 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 Braceville - Gardner Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Braceville - Gardner Cemetery (FG ID #168173).
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 Braceville - Gardner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Braceville - Gardner Cemetery:
41.2286, -88.2781
The Braceville - Gardner Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Morris. Morris lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Braceville - Gardner Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Braceville - Gardner Cemetery ...
The Braceville - Gardner Cemetery was established in 1882.
Name Variations for Braceville - Gardner Cemetery ...
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Braceville - Gardner Cemetery has also been known as:
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Braceville - Gardner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Braceville - Gardner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Essex Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mazon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Mazon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mazon Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- South Essex Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Short Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Custer Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Goodfarm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodfarm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfarm Cemetery
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sample Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Holderman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holderman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Round Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Braceville - Gardner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Braceville - Gardner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Central City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Braceville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Godley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Gardner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- East Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Coal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Braidwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarke City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Custer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mazon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reddick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Claypool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gaslight Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
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 Braceville - Gardner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Braceville - Gardner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Coal City
- Gardner
- Mazon
- Mazon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Braceville - Gardner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mazon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
- Reddick
- Wilmington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Braceville - Gardner Cemetery:
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- 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 Braceville - Gardner Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #168173
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1950953 (Augustine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1950953 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: Grundy
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Augustine Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
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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 Grundy, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braceville - Gardner Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |