A visit to the Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Rapids Cemetery:
41.2514, -88.8095
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grand Rapids Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies just to the north northwest of the Grand Rapids Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grand Rapids Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Grand Rapids Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grand Rapids Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Summit View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Summit View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Cemetery
- Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107379 <5>
- Mackey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- St. Columba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- The St. Columba Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Columba's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107856 <5>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naramoor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Naramoor Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naramoor Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Barnhart Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emery Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Emery Green Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Green Cemetery
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lostlands Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lostlands Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostlands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lostlands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Streator.
- The Lostlands Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lost Land Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106674 <5>
- Funk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grand Rapids Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Rapids Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grand Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Hitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Naplate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Ottawa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kangley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marseilles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kernan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Leonore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Streator
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Vermilionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vermilion City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Ransom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Munster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Coalville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Missal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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 <6>
- Wedron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Tonica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blackstone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oglesby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Grand Rapids Cemetery. The following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Rapids Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marseilles
- Ottawa
- Ransom
- Seneca
- Streator
- Tonica
- Utica
- Utica lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Grand Rapids Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
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 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 Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409265 (Grand Rapids Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409265 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: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottawa
- Location given for Grand Rapids Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2514236 Lon: -88.8095204
- 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 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 '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- Grand Rapids 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. |