A visit to the Custer Township 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 Custer Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Custer Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #322758).
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 Custer Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Custer Twp. Cemetery:
41.2417, -88.1308
The Custer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Custer Park.
The cemetery is located in Will County<2>.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of the Custer Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Custer Twp. Cemetery.
Name Variations for Custer Twp. Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Custer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Custer Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Custer Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Essex Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Essex Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McGillivray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bonfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chicago Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- DeSelm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Starrs Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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] of the Custer Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Custer Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Custer Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakewood Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Braidwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Essex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Godley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Bonfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Symerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Braceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarke City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- South Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodrich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Gardner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blodgett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reddick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 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 Custer Twp. 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 Custer Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Coal City
- Gardner
- Reddick
- Wilmington
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 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 Custer Twp. 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 Custer Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #322758
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952251 (Custer Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952251 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: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Essex
- Location given for Custer Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2416985 Lon: -88.1303336
- 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> | 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Custer Twp. 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. |