A visit to the Cooley 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 Cooley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooley Cemetery:
41.9692, -89.1748
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cooley Cemetery is located in Ogle County<2>.
The county seat for Ogle County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies just to the west northwest of the Cooley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Cooley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cooley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flagg Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stinsonian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stinsonian Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinsonian Cemetery
- Washington Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- White Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Lawnridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Lighthouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lighthouse Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Cemetery
- Trinity Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Daysville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Daysville Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Cemetery
- Ashton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ashton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ashton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #488154 <5>
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Big Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cooley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cooley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flagg Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Flagg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Honey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Rochelle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watertown is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holcomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stillman Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lindenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Steward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Esmond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nachusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Morris
(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 Cooley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ogle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashton
- Byron
- Byron lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cooley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Creston
- Davis Junction
- Franklin Grove
- Leaf River
- Monroe Center
- Mount Morris
- Oregon
- Rochelle
- Stillman Valley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cooley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Ogle 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 Cooley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406511 (Cooley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406511 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: Ogle
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chana
- Location given for Cooley Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9691958 Lon: -89.1748223
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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 Ogle, 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' (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- Cooley 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. |