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A visit to the Eldorado Cemetery ...


The location of the Eldorado Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Eldorado Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.4831°   (42° 28' 59")

Lon:   -89.6137°   (-89° 36' 49")

The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Eldorado Cemetery .

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 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 Eldorado Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Stephenson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Eldorado Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eldorado Cemetery.

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

    • Orangeville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oneco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
      • Oneco is located in Stephenson County
    • Afolkey
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
      • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
    • Twin Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
      • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
    • Buena Vista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
    • Rock Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
      • Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
    • McConnell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
      • McConnell is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <4>
    • Red Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
    • Cedarville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dakota
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
    • Rock City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Cadiz
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
        • Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
      • Winslow
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Davis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
        • Davis is located in Stephenson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
      • Lake Summerset
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Summerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
        • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
      • Browntown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
        • Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
      • Lena
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
        • Lena is located in Stephenson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <4>
      • Salem
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in Stephenson County
      • Eleroy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Freeport
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
        • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>

    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 Eldorado Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Eldorado Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Orangeville Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oneco Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oneco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oneco Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oneco Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Bellview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Afolkey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Afolkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Afolkey Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shippy Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shippy Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shippy Salem Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Basswood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basswood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Basswood Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basswood Cemetery
      • Brick Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Church Cemetery
      • Silent Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
      • Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Richland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Richland Center Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richland Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Center Cemetery
      • Frankeburger Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankeburger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Frankeburger Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankeburger Cemetery
      • St. Victor Calvary Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The St. Victor Calvary Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
        • The St. Victor Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Calvary Cemetery
        • St. Victor Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Victor Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87688 <7>
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
        • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Monroe Cemetery
        • Monroe City Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88062 <7>
      • Cedarville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dakota Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dakota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dakota Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dakota Cemetery
      • Basswood Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basswood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Basswood Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basswood Cemetery

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

    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 Eldorado Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #407846  (Eldorado Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #407846 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: Dakota
      • County: Stephenson         Elev: 284
      • Location given for GNIS #407846 (Eldorado Cemetery)

    The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.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 Stephenson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Eldorado Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4831, Longitude: -89.6137       In this case, the coordinates for the Eldorado Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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