A visit to the Fifield 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 Fifield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fifield Cemetery:
41.3367, -89.6651
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fifield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fifield Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Fifield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fifield 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 Fifield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fifield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Bunker Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bunker Hills Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hills Cemetery
- Wood Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Family Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Home Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Sapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Aldrich Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manlius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Manlius Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius Cemetery
- Mineral Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mineral Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Cemetery
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Floral Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Bloom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Corss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Corss Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corss Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fifield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fifield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buda
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyanet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neponset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manlius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tiskilwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mineral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Milo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Annawan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Modena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Kewanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bureau Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Kasbeer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Malden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenoak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Camp Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Fifield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fifield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annawan
- Bradford
- Buda
- Buda lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Fifield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
- Kewanee
- Manlius
- Neponset
- Princeton
- Sheffield
- Tiskilwa
- Walnut
- Wyanet
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 Fifield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Fifield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1822650 (Fifield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822650 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buda
- Location given for Fifield Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3367031 Lon: -89.6650981
- 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 Bureau, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fifield 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |