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A visit to the Dakota 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 Dakota Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dakota Cemetery:

42.3900, -89.5340

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dakota Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Dakota Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the southwest of the Dakota Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dakota Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Dakota Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dakota Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Dakota.
    • The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Freeport Mennonite Cemetery
    • Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188877 <5>
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
  • Pioneers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneers Cemetery
  • Afolkey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey Cemetery
  • Rock City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Rock City Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Cemetery
  • Silver Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Bellview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Irish Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Irish Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Grove Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Eldorado Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
    • Orangeville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gunds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Gunds Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunds Cemetery
    • State Road Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The State Road Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road Cemetery
    • Felts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Felts Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Cemetery
    • Frankeburger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Frankeburger Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankeburger Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dakota Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dakota Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Dakota
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Rock City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Afolkey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
  • Cedarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
  • Davis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Davis is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <6>
  • Ridott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orangeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Red Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Summerset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Twin Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
    • Oneco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oneco is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
    • Pecatonica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Durand
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Durand is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <6>
    • McConnell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Salem
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Eleroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • German Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Florence
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Baileyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Seward
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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 Dakota 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 Dakota Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dakota 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 Dakota Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #406927  (Dakota Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406927 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: 282 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dakota
      • Location given for Dakota Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.390016     Lon: -89.5340049
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dakota 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.