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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooley Cemetery

Lat:   41.9692°   (41° 58' 9")

Lon:   -89.1748°   (-89° 10' 29")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagg Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagg Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flagg Center Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Stinsonian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stinsonian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stinsonian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stinsonian Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Washington Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Lawnridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Chaney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chaney Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Lighthouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lighthouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lighthouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lighthouse Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Trinity Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Memorial Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Daysville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daysville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Daysville Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Ashton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashton Cemetery
      • The Ashton Cemetery is located in Lee County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Beach Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beach Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flagg Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
    • Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
  • Flagg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flagg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
    • Flagg is located in Ogle County
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Honey Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
  • Rochelle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Watertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
    • Watertown is located in Ogle County
  • Carthage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Carthage is located in Ogle County
  • Ashton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Holcomb
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
    • Holcomb is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <6>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Grove
      • Franklin Grove is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Grove <6>
    • Creston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Ogle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <6>
    • Byron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Steward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward
      • Steward is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steward <6>
    • Monroe Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Esmond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
      • Esmond is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <6>
    • Nachusa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nachusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nachusa
      • Nachusa is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nachusa <6>
    • 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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #406511 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Chana
    • County: Ogle         Elev: 252
    • Location given for GNIS #406511 (Cooley Cemetery)

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cooley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9692, Longitude: -89.1748       In this case, the coordinates for the Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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