A visit to the County Farm Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the County Farm Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The County Farm Cemetery (FG ID #105263).
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 County Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Farm Cemetery:
41.5078, -88.1517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The County Farm Cemetery is located in Joliet.
The cemetery is located in Will County<3>.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies just to the east northeast of the County Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the County Farm Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Memorial Park #2
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hills of Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park #1
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zarley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Troutman Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Illinois State Prison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Mary Nativity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmhurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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]<4> of the County Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Preston Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Joliet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shorewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crest Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lawns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
- Ingalls Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ingalls Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
- East Joliet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Minooka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Channahon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blodgett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brisbane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Lenox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Normantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Romeoville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 County Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Will County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The County Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Joliet
- Lockport
- Minooka
- Romeoville
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 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 County Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Will 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 County Farm Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #105263
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406665 (County Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406665 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: Will
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plainfield
- Location given for County Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5078085 Lon: -88.1517272
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- County Farm Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |