A visit to the Crete 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 Crete Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Crete Cemetery (FG ID #2335374).
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 Crete Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crete Cemetery:
41.4439, -87.6349
The Crete Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Crete.
The cemetery is located in Will County<2>.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Crete Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crete Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Crete Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crete Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beebe's Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloom Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Skyline Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paulus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Assumption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crete Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crete Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crete
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steger
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Chicago Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Goodenow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Park Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sauk Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richton Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Monee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olympia Fields
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ford Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flossmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hazel Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Munster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Hazel Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
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 Crete 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 Crete Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chicago Heights
- Crete
- Lansing
- Monee
- Munster
- Park Forest
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 Crete 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 Crete Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2335374
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> | 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. |
| <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- Crete 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |