A visit to the Elgin State Hospital 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 Elgin State Hospital Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elgin State Hospital Cemetery:
42.0184, -88.2985
The Elgin State Hospital Cemetery is located in Kane County<1>.
The county seat for Kane County is located in Geneva. Geneva lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south of the Elgin State Hospital Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elgin State Hospital Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Elgin State Hospital Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elgin State Hospital Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bluff City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Street Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Udina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
- River Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bartlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Dundee Twp. Cemetery East
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitney Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The South Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Wayne Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wayne Twp. Cemetery is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Twp. Cemetery
- Ontarioville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ontarioville Cemetery is located in DuPage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontarioville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Elgin State Hospital Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elgin State Hospital Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elgin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Elgin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Elgin is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
- Coleman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowes Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bartlett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Streamwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilberts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plato Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wasco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
- Campton Hills has also been known as:
- Campton Hills village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <5>
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Hanover Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carpentersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hoffman Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Barrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Barrington is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
- Freeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pingree Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Plato
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ingalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keeneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barrington Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
- Starks
(9 miles [14.5 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 Elgin State Hospital Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elgin State Hospital Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carpentersville
- Elgin
- Elgin lies less than 2 miles<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Elgin State Hospital Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Geneva
- Hoffman Estates
- Saint Charles
- Wayne
- Wayne lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Elgin State Hospital Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Elgin State Hospital Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kane 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 Elgin State Hospital Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419065 (Elgin State Hospital Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419065 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: Kane
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elgin
- Location given for Elgin State Hospital Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.01836 Lon: -88.2986894
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Elgin State Hospital Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |