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A visit to the Fredens 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 Fredens Cemetery ...

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

41.9425, -87.9403

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fredens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Fredens Cemetery is located in DuPage County<2>.

The county seat for DuPage County is located in Wheaton. Wheaton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Fredens Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fredens Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Fredens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Emblem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Emblem Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Emblem Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
  • St. Johannes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Johannes Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johannes Cemetery
  • Elm Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Elm Lawn Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
    • The Elm Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Elm Lawn Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105555 <5>
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
  • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Estates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Pauls Addison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • College Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The College Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • St. Marys Elmhurst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Glos Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Glos Cemetery is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glos Cemetery
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
    • Eden Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Eden Memorial Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Memorial Park
    • St. Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hillside.
      • The Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107016 <5>
    • Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Elmwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Memorial Cemetery
      • The Elmwood Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elmwood Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Acacia Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acacia Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104486 <5>
    • Westlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Norridge.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108820 <5>
    • Westlawn Jewish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • All Saints Polish National Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Fredens Cemetery.

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

  • Bensenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Northlake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood Dale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Addison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Elmhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Berkeley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Franklin Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Schiller Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Villa Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Villa Park is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,291 people
  • South Elmhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Elmhurst is located in DuPage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elmhurst
  • Hillside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rosemont
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Itasca
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellwood is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,436 people
      • Bellwood has also been known as:
      • Bellwood village
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <6>
    • Melrose Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • River Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elk Grove Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lombard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • York Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • York Center is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
    • Utopia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Utopia is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Oak Brook Terrace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Brook Terrace is located in DuPage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Brook Terrace
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
    • Maywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunning
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Dunning is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning
    • Norridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Park Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Norma is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Medinah
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Fredens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DuPage County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Fredens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to DuPage 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 Fredens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #421812  (Fredens Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421812 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: DuPage
      • Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elmhurst
      • Location given for Fredens Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9425297     Lon: -87.9403431
      • 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 DuPage, 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 from Point A (ie- Fredens 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.