A visit to the Chunns Burying Ground ...
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 Chunns Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chunns Burying Ground:
42.1891, -88.2289
The Chunns Burying Ground is located in McHenry County<1>.
The county seat for McHenry County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Chunns Burying Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chunns Burying Ground.
Name Variations for Chunns Burying Ground ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Chunns Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Oak Glen Cemetery
- Chunn Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Chunns Burying Ground.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chunns Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Cary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cary Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
- Haeger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Haeger Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeger Cemetery
- Windridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Windridge Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windridge Cemetery
- Village of Algonquin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lake Ave. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spicer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dundee Twp. Cemetery East
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wauconda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMillan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Cady Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cady Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady Cemetery
- Deer Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Deer Grove Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove Cemetery
- Lake Zurich Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lake Zurich Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Zurich Cemetery
- Transfiguration Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Chunns Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chunns Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Fox River Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cary
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trout Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Algonquin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrington Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Lake Barrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tower Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Port Barrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- Carpentersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Barrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
- East Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Wauconda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Island Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Crystal Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- West Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Barrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Zurich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Terra Cotta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Chunns Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chunns Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Algonquin
- Barrington
- Carpentersville
- Cary
- Cary lies less than 2 miles<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Chunns Burying Ground.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Fox River Grove
- Lake-in-the-Hills
- Lake Zurich
- Wauconda
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 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 Chunns Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McHenry 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 Chunns Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1955778 (Chunn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1955778 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: McHenry
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Chunn Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chunns Burying Ground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |