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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. 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 Dewes Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dewes 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 Dewes Cemetery

Lat:   42.0559°   (42° 3' 21")

Lon:   -87.7831°   (-87° 46' 59")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Beth Jacob Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Jacob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beth Jacob Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maryhill Catholic Cemetery
    • The Maryhill Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Peter Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Lawns
    • The Sunset Memorial Lawns is located in Cook County
  • Ridgewood Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwood Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Town of Maine Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town of Maine Cemetery
      • The Town of Maine Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Light Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Northfield Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • All Saints Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Monastery Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Montrose Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Lawn Cemetery
      • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • 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 27 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenilworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
    • Kenilworth is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenilworth <6>
  • Northfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • 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)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • The Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Colonial Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Jefferson Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jefferson Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Park
      • Jefferson Park is located in Cook County
    • South Evanston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Evanston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Evanston
      • South Evanston is located in Cook County
    • Evanston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Northbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Glencoe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Covenant Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Norma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
      • Norma is located in Cook County
    • Des Plaines
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
      • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <6>
    • Rosemont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Rosemont is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosemont <6>
    • Norridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harwood Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood Heights
      • Harwood Heights is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood Heights <6>
    • Birchwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
      • Birchwood is located in Cook County
    • Braeside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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

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 start 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 Dewes 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 Dewes Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #407165  (Dewes Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #407165 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: Park Ridge
    • County: Cook         Elev: 188
    • Location given for GNIS #407165 (Dewes Cemetery)

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.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 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 '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 Dewes Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0559, Longitude: -87.7831       In this case, the coordinates for the Dewes 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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