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A visit to the Deerfield Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Deerfield Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.1639°   (42° 9' 50")

Lon:   -87.8442°   (-87° 50' 39")

The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Waukegan. Waukegan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Deerfield Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Deerfield Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Northfield Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mooney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mooney Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • North Northfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Northfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Northfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Northfield Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Wheeling Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeling Cemetery
    • The Wheeling Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Lawns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Lawns
    • The Sunset Memorial Lawns is located in Cook County
  • Ft. Sheridan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Sheridan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Sheridan Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cook County
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    • Willow Lawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maryville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107987 <5>
    • Knopf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knopf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knopf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knopf Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Wheeling Twp. Arlington Heights Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • English Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The English Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Catholic Cemetery
      • The All Saints Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • The All Saints Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • All Saints Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104503 <5>
    • Ridgewood Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgewood Memorial Park
      • The Ridgewood Memorial Park is located in Cook County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridgewood Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Glenview.
      • The Ridgewood Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Ridgewood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107685 <5>
    • Lake Forest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lake County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Deerfield Cemetery.

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

  • Deerfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <6>
  • Northbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
    • Northbrook is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northbrook <6>
  • Ravinia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravinia
    • Ravinia is located in Lake County
  • Highland Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bannockburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannockburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn
    • Bannockburn is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bannockburn <6>
  • Riverwoods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwoods
    • Riverwoods is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverwoods <6>
  • Covenant Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covenant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
    • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
  • Techny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Colonial Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
  • Braeside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside
    • Braeside is located in Lake County
  • Highwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • Highwood is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highwood <6>
  • Wheeling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
    • Wheeling is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Glencoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lincolnshire
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnshire
      • Lincolnshire is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnshire <6>
    • Prospect Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
      • Prospect Heights is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect Heights <6>
    • The Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
      • The Grove is located in Cook County
    • Northfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <6>
    • Aptakisic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aptakisic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
      • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
    • Buffalo Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
      • Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <6>
    • Glenview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Winnetka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnetka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnetka
      • Winnetka is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnetka <6>
    • Mettawa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mettawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettawa
      • Mettawa is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mettawa <6>
    • Lake Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Prairie View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairie View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
    • Golf
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vernon Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Hills
      • Vernon Hills is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon Hills <6>

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 Deerfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Deerfield 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 Deerfield Cemetery:

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 Deerfield Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #407087  (Deerfield Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #407087 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Highland Park
    • County: Lake         Elev: 212
    • Location given for GNIS #407087 (Deerfield Cemetery)

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Lake, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Deerfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1639, Longitude: -87.8442       In this case, the coordinates for the Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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