A visit to the County Home 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 County Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the County Home Cemetery:
41.3506, -89.5335
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the County Home Cemetery has been estimated.<1> - use with caution.
The County Home Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the east northeast of the County Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the County Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Bloom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jenkins - Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Corss Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corss Cemetery
- Aldrich Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fifield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fifield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield Cemetery
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heatons Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roggy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Roggy Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roggy Cemetery
- Bunker Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bunker Hills Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hills Cemetery
- Searl Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Searl Ridge Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searl Ridge Cemetery
- Prairie Repose 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from County Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wyanet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiskilwa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bureau Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Manlius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greenoak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kasbeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Pue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Hollowayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Neponset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hennepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seatonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zearing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ohio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 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 County Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The County Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Buda
- De Pue
- Hennepin
- Manlius
- Neponset
- Ohio
- Ohio lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the County Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ohio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Princeton
- Sheffield
- Tiskilwa
- Walnut
- Wyanet
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 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 County Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720970 (County Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720970 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyanet
- Location given for County Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3505921 Lon: -89.5334275
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Bureau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- County Home 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. |
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