A visit to the Funk 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 Funk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Funk Cemetery:
41.1375, -88.7303
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Funk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Funk Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Funk Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Funk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Funk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Emery Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Emery Green Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Green Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Barnhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnhart Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- New Michigan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Michigan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan Cemetery
- Blackstone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blackstone Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The River View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old St. Stephen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moon's Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moon's Point Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon's Point Cemetery
- Hegland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hegland Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegland Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Naramoor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Naramoor Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naramoor Cemetery
- Barrickman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrickman Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrickman Cemetery
- Calder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Calder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder Cemetery
- Sunbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury 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 Funk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Funk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kernan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Missal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Blackstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Streator
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Budd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Coalville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Kangley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Adams ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Grand Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Munster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ancona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Marseilles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Leonore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Odell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
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 Funk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Funk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cornell
- Long Point
- Marseilles
- Odell
- Ransom
- Seneca
- Streator
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 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 Funk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Funk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408815 (Funk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408815 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ransom
- Location given for Funk Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1375336 Lon: -88.7303487
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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 La Salle, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Funk 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. |