A visit to the Crane 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 Crane Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crane Cemetery:
41.4331, -89.0690
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crane Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crane Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Crane Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crane Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Crane Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crane Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Hyacinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Triumph.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105358 <5>
- Dewey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dewey Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
- Crandall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crandall Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Worsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Worsley Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worsley Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cherry Miner's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ladd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- Peru City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wisner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wisner Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Restland Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lost Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
- Calvery Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Valley Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Memorial Park is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- St. Valentines Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Bede Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Bede Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bede Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crane Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crane Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Troy Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waltham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waltham is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- La Salle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Triumph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Dalzell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Cherry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ladd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Seatonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Cedar Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hollowayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Vermilionville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Naplate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- La Moille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zearing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- De Pue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Standard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earlville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Crane Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crane Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- Earlville
- La Moille
- La Salle
- Ladd
- Ladd lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Crane Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Mendota
- Ottawa
- Peru
- Peru lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Crane Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Spring Valley
- Utica
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 Crane Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Crane Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406729 (Crane Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406729 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy Grove
- Location given for Crane Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4330889 Lon: -89.0689713
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 La Salle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crane 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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