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A visit to the Dewes 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 Dewes Cemetery ...

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

42.0559, -87.7831

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

The Dewes Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dewes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dewes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dewes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
  • Beth Jacob Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Jacob Cemetery
  • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Maryhill Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maryhill Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Niles.
    • The Maryhill Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mary Hill Cemetery
    • Maryhill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106764 <5>
  • St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Niles Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #362616 <5>
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106862 <5>
  • Sunset Memorial Lawns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunset Memorial Lawns is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Lawns
  • Ridgewood Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Ridgewood Memorial Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Memorial Park
    • 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>
  • St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Bohemian Cemetery
    • Old Polish Cemetery
    • St. Adalbert Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107817 <5>
  • Norwood Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Norwood Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Park Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmette.
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gross Point Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188989 <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Town of Maine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Town of Maine Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town of Maine Cemetery
      • The Town of Maine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106714 <5>
    • New Light Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Light Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
    • Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Northfield Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maryville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107987 <5>
    • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The All Saints Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Catholic Cemetery
      • The All Saints Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • All Saints Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104503 <5>
    • All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Montrose Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Montrose Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Montrose Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany Park.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106944 <5>
    • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Lawn Cemetery
      • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beth El Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107681 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Dewes Cemetery.

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

  • Golf
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Morton Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Niles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Skokie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kenilworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Park Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincolnwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Techny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Winnetka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • The Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grove is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Des Plaines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Colonial Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Jefferson Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
    • South Evanston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • South Evanston is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
    • Evanston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Northbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Covenant Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Covenant Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Village
    • Norma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Norma is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Rosemont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Norridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harwood Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Albany Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Albany Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Park
    • Birchwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchwood is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
    • Braeside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Braeside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braeside

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 Dewes Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cook County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dewes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Dewes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook 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 Dewes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #407165  (Dewes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407165 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: Cook
      • Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Park Ridge
      • Location given for Dewes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0558625     Lon: -87.7831181
      • 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 Cook, 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- Dewes 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.