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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 Elmwood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.2514°   (41° 15' 5")

Lon:   -87.8220°   (-87° 49' 19")

The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.

The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Kankakee 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 Elmwood 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Elmwood Cemetery.

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

    • Manteno
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
      • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <4>
    • Saint George
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Kankakee County
    • Bourbonnais
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
      • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <4>
    • Peotone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bradley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
    • Kankakee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sun River Terrace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
      • Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Grant Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
      • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
    • Momence
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
      • Momence is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <4>
    • Wallingford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Will County
    • Limestone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Aroma Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aroma Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma Park
      • Aroma Park is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aroma Park <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Beecher
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Monee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monee
        • Monee is located in Will County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,029 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monee <4>
      • Goodenow
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodenow
        • Goodenow is located in Will County
      • Symerton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
        • Symerton is located in Will County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Bonfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Otto
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
        • Otto is located in Kankakee County
      • Sherburnville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherburnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
        • Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County
      • University Park
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
        • University Park is located in Will County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <4>
      • Manhattan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
        • Manhattan is located in Will County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,798 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <4>
      • Sammons Point
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
        • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
        • Sammons Point has also been known as:
        • Sammons Point village
      • Illiana Heights
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
        • Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
      • Illinoi
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinoi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
        • Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Illinoi
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinoi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
        • Illinoi is located in Kankakee 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 Elmwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<5>

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

    • State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Manteno State Hospital Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
    • St. George Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Blooms Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Peotone Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • DeSelm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The DeSelm Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeSelm Cemetery
    • All Saint Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maternity B.V.M. Cemetery
      • Maternity Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    • Heusing Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Heusing Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heusing Cemetery
    • St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smith Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The Limestone Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hawkins Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Van Meter Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Van Meter Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Meter Cemetery
      • St. Rose Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • The St. Rose Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
        • St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
      • Mound Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Mound Grove Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • The Mound Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mound Grove Gardens of Memory
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107002 <6>
      • Union Corner Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Wilton Center Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilton Center Cemetery is located in Will County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilton Center Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Will County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • B'nai Israel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Kankakee Memorial Gardens
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Momence Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Patricks Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Judes Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

    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 Elmwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #407953  (Elmwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #407953 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: Peotone
      • County: Kankakee         Elev: 206
      • Location given for GNIS #407953 (Elmwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elmwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2514, Longitude: -87.8220    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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