A visit to the Erie 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 Erie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Erie Cemetery:
41.6628, -90.0848
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Erie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Erie Cemetery is located in Whiteside County<2>.
The county seat for Whiteside County is located in Morrison. Morrison lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Erie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Erie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Erie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Erie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharon Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Church Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Church Cemetery
- Smack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smack Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smack Cemetery
- Kingsbury Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Town Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Town Cemetery
- Fenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fenton Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Loraine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Loraine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine Cemetery
- Washington Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Minta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Minta Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minta Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Lyndon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyndon Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McHenry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Kemmis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kemmis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmis Cemetery
- Garden Plain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Garden Plain Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Pink Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pink Prairie Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Prairie Cemetery
- Oakridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Point Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point Cemetery
- Leon Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Erie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Erie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erie
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Prophetstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lyndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joslin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Camanche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Port Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hooppole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Le Claire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rapids City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Hickory Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shaffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
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 Erie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whiteside County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Erie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Camanche
- Clinton
- Erie
- Erie lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Erie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fulton
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Morrison
- Port Byron
- Prophetstown
- Rapids City
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 professional and volunteer 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 Erie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Whiteside 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 Erie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1954891 (Erie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1954891 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: Whiteside
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Erie
- Location given for Erie Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6628091 Lon: -90.0848418
- 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 Whiteside, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Erie 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |