A visit to the Cherry Grove Brethren 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 Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery:
42.1449, -89.8264
The Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery is located between<1> the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors. The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Zier Cors.
The cemetery is located in Carroll County<3>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies just to the west southwest of the Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wolf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lanark City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shannon Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Renner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sabin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arnolds Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loran Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Woodland Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schriner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zier Cors
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lanark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Carroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brookville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Elkhorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Polsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wacker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forreston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argo Fay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Elkhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eleroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
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 Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- Lanark
- Milledgeville
- Mount Carroll
- Pearl City
- Shannon
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 Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1785408 (Cherry Grove Brethern Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1785408 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone Branch
- Location given for Cherry Grove Brethern Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.145023 Lon: -89.8262305
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | 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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