A visit to the Chester 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 Chester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chester Cemetery:
42.3928, -88.7204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chester Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Belvidere. Belvidere lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Chester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Chester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Capron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Capron Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Stone School Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Cemetery
- Chemung - Dunham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dullam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dullam Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dullam Cemetery
- Chermung Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chermung Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chermung Cemetery
- Tound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blaine Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
- Popular Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russellville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Russellville Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville Cemetery
- East Bonus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East Bonus Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bonus Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- South Dunham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The South Dunham Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dunham Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Cemetery
- Ewins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ewins Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewins Cemetery
- Andrus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Andrus Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrus 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 Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Capron
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Harvard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Timberlane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Garden Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Foot Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Argyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marengo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Delavan Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
- Allens Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Loves Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zenda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
- Darien
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darien is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Roscoe
(14 miles [22.5 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 Chester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belvidere
- Capron
- Clinton
- Darien
- Harvard
- Loves Park
- Marengo
- Sharon
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Chester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Chester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406028 (Chester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406028 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Capron
- Location given for Chester Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3927966 Lon: -88.7203787
- 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 Boone, 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- Chester 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. |