A visit to the Dover 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 Dover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dover Cemetery:
41.4328, -89.3965
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dover Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the southwest of the Dover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Dover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Malden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Malden Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Limerick Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Cemetery
- Heatons Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elm Lawn Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107273 <5>
- Artestian Well Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jenkins - Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Searl Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Searl Ridge Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searl Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- De Pue Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowayville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bereans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bereans Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bereans Cemetery
- Corss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Corss Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corss Cemetery
- Sapp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Calvery Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lost Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Grove Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Van Orin Repose 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]<3> of the Dover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Malden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenoak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Zearing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Kasbeer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Seatonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Pue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Van Orin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ohio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ottville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Ladd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- La Moille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyanet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bureau Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- Tiskilwa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hennepin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Dover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- Hennepin
- La Moille
- Ladd
- Ladd lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Dover Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Ohio
- Ohio lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Dover Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ohio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Princeton
- Spring Valley
- Tiskilwa
- Walnut
- Wyanet
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 Dover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Dover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1958657 (Dover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1958657 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton North
- Location given for Dover Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4328132 Lon: -89.3964796
- 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 Bureau, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dover 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. |