A visit to the Garden of Peace 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 Garden of Peace Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Peace Cemetery:
41.2789, -89.8886
The Garden of Peace Cemetery is located in Henry County<1>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west of the Garden of Peace Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of Peace Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Garden of Peace Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Peace Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Orthodox Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orthodox Cemetery
- Old Kewanee Public Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Neponset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Neponset Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset Cemetery
- Wethersfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Floral Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill Cemetery
- Cosner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cosner Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosner Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mineral Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cavanagh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cavanagh Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanagh Cemetery
- Elmira Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmira Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Cemetery
- Osceola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Osceola Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Cemetery
- Saxon Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wood Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wood Family Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Garden of Peace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Peace Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kewanee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Neponset
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Annawan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Toulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bishop Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyanet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Manlius
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hooppole
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Garden of Peace Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Peace Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altona
- Annawan
- Atkinson
- Bradford
- Buda
- Buda lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Garden of Peace Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
- Cambridge
- Galva
- Galva lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Garden of Peace Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
- Geneseo
- Kewanee
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Neponset
- Sheffield
- Toulon
- Wyanet
- Wyanet lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Garden of Peace Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wyanet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanet
- Wyoming
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 either 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 Garden of Peace Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Garden of Peace Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747373 (Garden of Peace Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747373 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kewanee North
- Location given for Garden of Peace Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2789256 Lon: -89.8887177
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Henry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garden of Peace Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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