A visit to the Grace Methodist Evangelical 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 Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery:
42.2678, -89.7729
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the east of the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liebhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhart Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Sabin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem UCC Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UCC Cemetery
- Samel Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Hawk Monument Cemetery
- Blackhawk Monument Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180780 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Freeport Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107275 <5>
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- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Eleroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleroy Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Harlem Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pearl City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Eleroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Loran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zier Cors
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
- Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Baileyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Lanark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- McConnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Forreston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 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 Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Lanark
- Lanark lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lanark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lena
- Lena lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Mount Carroll
- Nora
- Nora lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Shannon
- Shannon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shannon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Stockton
- Stockton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stockton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Winslow
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 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 Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409224 (Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409224 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pearl City
- Location given for Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2677974 Lon: -89.772896
- 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 Stephenson, 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- Grace Methodist Evangelical 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. |