A visit to the Crossroads 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 Crossroads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crossroads Cemetery:
42.4445, -89.8671
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Crossroads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crossroads 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 Crossroads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waddams Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Waddams Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Louisa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa Cemetery
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holley Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holley Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holley Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Lena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106206 <5>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Rock Lily Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Lily Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lily Cemetery
- The Rock Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443154 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- East Chelsea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howardsille Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsille Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Manny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
- Waite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Eastman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- West Chelsea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelsea Cemetery
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 Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Winslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McConnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- South Wayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Eleroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Browntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Oneco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Orangeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gratiot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Apple River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wiota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Loran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Afolkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Woodford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
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 Crossroads Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple River
- Gratiot
- Lena
- Lena lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Crossroads Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Nora
- Nora lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Crossroads Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- South Wayne
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Crossroads Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Crossroads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406835 (Crossroads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406835 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lena
- Location given for Crossroads Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4444551 Lon: -89.8670661
- 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 Stephenson, 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' (or 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- Crossroads 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |