A visit to the Dwight Old Town 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 Dwight Old Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dwight Old Town Cemetery:
41.0867, -88.4401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dwight Old Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dwight Old Town Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Dwight Old Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dwight Old Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Dwight Old Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dwight Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Goodfarm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodfarm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfarm Cemetery
- Nevada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nevada Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108062 <5>
- East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2812448 <5>
- Odell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108635 <5>
- Round Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Emington.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Call Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Old Mazon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Old Mazon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mazon Cemetery
- Sunbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Broughton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Broughton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dwight Old Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dwight Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dwight
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Odell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Adams ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Campus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reddick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Budd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- East Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- South Wilmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Mazon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarke City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Cayuga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Swygert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Eylar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Griswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Ransom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wauponsee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Saunemin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cabery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Blackstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Dwight Old Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dwight Old Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dwight
- Emington
- Gardner
- Mazon
- Odell
- Odell lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Dwight Old Town Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Ransom
- Ransom lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Dwight Old Town Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Reddick
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 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 Dwight Old Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Dwight Old Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1737570 (Dwight Old Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1737570 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dwight
- Location given for Dwight Old Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.086699 Lon: -88.4400597
- 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 Livingston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dwight Old Town 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. |
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