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A visit to the Dresden 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 Dresden Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.4036°   (41° 24' 12")

Lon:   -88.2767°   (-88° 16' 36")

The Dresden Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.

The county seat for Grundy County is located in Morris. Morris lies just to the west southwest of the Dresden Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dresden Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Willard Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Grove Cemetery
    • The Willard Grove Cemetery is located in Will County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willard Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Channahon
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108868 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Aux Sable Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aux Sable Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aux Sable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aux Sable Cemetery is located in Grundy County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Kendall County
  • Holderman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holderman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holderman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holderman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
  • Short Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Short Cemetery is located in Grundy County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Morris Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105611 <5>
  • McCune Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCune Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McCune Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The McCune Cemetery is located in Will County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McCune Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Elwood.
    • The McCune Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Asparagus Road Cemetery
    • Jackson Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437050 <5>
  • Plattville Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saratoga Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Cemetery
    • The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • The Saratoga Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Conklin Cemetery
    • Osman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108142 <5>
  • Catholic North Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catholic North Cemetery is located in Grundy County
  • Cryder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cryder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cryder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cryder Cemetery is located in Grundy County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sample Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sample Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sample Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
      • The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elwood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158679 <5>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elwood.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #230020 <5>
    • Troutman Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troutman Grove Cemetery
      • The Troutman Grove Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Troutman Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Joliet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108601 <5>
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Rose of Lima Parish Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107049 <5>
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oakwood Protestant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107289 <5>
    • Starrs Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starrs Grove Cemetery
      • The Starrs Grove Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Starrs Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Symerton.
      • The Starrs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Star Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317942 <5>
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the County Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the County Farm Cemetery is located in Joliet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105263 <5>
    • Woodlawn Memorial Park #1
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Memorial Park #1
      • The Woodlawn Memorial Park #1 is located in Will County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Memorial Park #1 is a very large cemetery that is located in Joliet.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Woodlawn Memorial Park #1 with the Dresden Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #222452 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dresden Cemetery.

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

  • Channahon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
    • Channahon is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <7>
  • Sand Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
  • Minooka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minooka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
    • Minooka is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <7>
  • Blodgett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blodgett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Blodgett is located in Will County
  • Gaslight Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
  • Claypool
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Claypool is located in Grundy County
  • Carbon Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
    • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Morris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <7>
  • Coal City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Coal City is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <7>
  • Diamond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Elwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <7>
  • Shorewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
    • Shorewood is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <7>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Braidwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
      • Wilmington is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
    • Lakewood Shores
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
      • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
    • Plattville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Central City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
    • Godley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Preston Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
      • Preston Heights is located in Will County
    • Rockdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
    • Summerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Will County
    • Lisbon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Kendall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Braceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
      • Braceville is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <7>
    • Symerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
      • Symerton is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Mazon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Joliet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal Lawns
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lawns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
      • Crystal Lawns is located in Will 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 Dresden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dresden 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 Dresden Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #407386  (Dresden Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #407386 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: Minooka
    • County: Grundy         Elev: 172
    • Location given for GNIS #407386 (Dresden Cemetery)

The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/

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 Grundy, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dresden Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4036, Longitude: -88.2767       In this case, the coordinates for the Dresden 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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