A visit to the Cherry Point 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 Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherry Point Cemetery:
41.0814, -89.1042
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cherry Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cherry Point Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Lacon. Lacon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Cherry Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cherry Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Cherry Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherry Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Wenona Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hope Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hope Town Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Town Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Roberts Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Twp. Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Twp. Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Varna.
- The Roberts Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hamilton Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
- Statler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108380 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Boyle - Price Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
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 Cherry Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherry Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Evans ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Wenona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Lostant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <6>
- Toluca
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Varna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Mount Palatine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- McNabb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tonica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Munster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Standard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minonk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Long Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ancona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kangley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Vermilionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherry Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Henry
- La Rose
- Long Point
- Lostant
- Magnolia
- Minonk
- Minonk lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Cherry Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minonk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
- Rutland
- Toluca
- Tonica
- Varna
- Varna lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Cherry Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Varna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719813 (Cherry Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719813 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wenona
- Location given for Cherry Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0814228 Lon: -89.1042491
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marshall, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cherry Point 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |