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A visit to the German Methodist 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 German Methodist Cemetery ...

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

41.5798, -87.8231

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

The German Methodist Cemetery is located in Cook County<2>.

The county seat for Cook County is located in Chicago. Chicago lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the German Methodist Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the German Methodist Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the German Methodist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Shepherd Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Orland Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979673 <5>
  • Lewis Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Lewis Memorial Park is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Memorial Park
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old German Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Orland Memorial Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Orland Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Memorial Park Cemetery
    • The Orland Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cooper Cemetery
    • Orland Park Cemetery
  • Christ Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Christ Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Christ Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Orland Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1338945 <5>
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Catholic Cemetery is located in Homer Glen.
    • The St. Michael Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108034 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mokena.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #209640 <5>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located in Mokena.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366757 <5>
  • Frankfort Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Frankfort Twp. Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Twp. Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankfort Twp. Cemetery is located in Frankfort.
    • The Frankfort Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Frankfort Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105730 <5>
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Frankfort.
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hickory Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106131 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Gabriel Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bachelor Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mokena.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987604 <5>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Frankfort.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107499 <5>
    • Coopers Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • County Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The County Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the German Methodist Cemetery.

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

  • Tinley Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Orland Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Orland Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mokena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankfort Square
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort Square is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
  • Oak Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Country Club Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Midlothian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homer Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Homer Glen is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
    • Homer Glen has also been known as:
    • Homer Glen village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <6>
  • Palos Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Matteson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hazel Crest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Markham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crestwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palos Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Goodings Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodings Grove is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodings Grove
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilletts is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
    • Flossmoor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Robbins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alsip
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Worth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Lenox
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Palos Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Richton Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Olympia Fields
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Homewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Hazel Crest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • East Hazel Crest is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hazel Crest
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
    • Posen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chicago Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 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 German Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cook County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 German Methodist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Cook 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 German Methodist Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1737221  (German Methodist Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1737221 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: Cook
      • Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tinley Park
      • Location given for German Methodist Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5797553     Lon: -87.823107
      • 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 Cook, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- German Methodist 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.