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 ...
The Chester Cemetery is located in Boone County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Andrus Cemetery
- The Andrus Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrus Cemetery
- Blaine Cemetery
- The Blaine Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Capron Cemetery
- The Capron Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
- Chemung - Dunham Cemetery
- Chermung Cemetery
- The Chermung Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chermung Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Boone County
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- County Line Cemetery
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Dullam Cemetery
- The Dullam Cemetery is located in Boone County
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- East Bonus Cemetery
- The East Bonus Cemetery is located in Boone County
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- Ewins Cemetery
- The Ewins Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewins Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
- The Jerome Cemetery is located in McHenry County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Popular Grove Cemetery
- Russellville Cemetery
- The Russellville Cemetery is located in Boone County
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in McHenry County
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- South Dunham Cemetery
- The South Dunham Cemetery is located in McHenry County
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- South Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Stone School Cemetery
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in Boone County
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- Stone School Cemetery
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in McHenry County
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- Tound Prairie 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 alphabetically:
- Alden
- Allens Grove
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County (WI)
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- Argyle
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
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- Belvidere
- Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
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- Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
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- Caledonia
- Capron
- Clinton
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Darien
- Darien is located in Walworth County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Delavan Lake
- Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
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- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
- Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garden Prairie
- Harvard
- Loves Park
- Marengo
- Poplar Grove
- Roscoe
- Russellville
- Russellville is located in Boone County
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- Sharon
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Timberlane
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Union
- Walworth
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Woodstock
- Zenda
- Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
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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 first turn to 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Chester Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |