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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Methodist Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery

Lat:   41.2211°   (41° 13' 15")

Lon:   -88.7612°   (-88° 45' 40")

The Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.

The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grand Rapids Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Rapids Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Rapids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Barnhart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnhart Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Emery Green Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emery Green Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Funk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Funk Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Mackey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mackey Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • St. Casimir Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimir Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Galloway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Galloway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Naramoor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naramoor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naramoor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Naramoor Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • St. Stephen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Hegland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hegland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hegland Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Maxton & Woodside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxton & Woodside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxton & Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maxton & Woodside Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Summit View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summit View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • River View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The River View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Old St. Stephen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Stephen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old St. Stephen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Grand Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Kernan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kernan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
    • Kernan is located in La Salle County
  • Marseilles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
    • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
  • Kangley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kangley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
    • Kangley is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Streator
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ransom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Missal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
    • Missal is located in Livingston County
  • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
    • South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
  • Hitt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
    • Hitt is located in La Salle County
  • Vermilion City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermilion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
    • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
  • Ottawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
  • Seneca
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Naplate
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naplate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
      • Naplate is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Munster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
      • Munster is located in Livingston County
    • Coalville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
      • Coalville is located in Livingston County
    • Blackstone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <5>
    • Kinsman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Leonore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Budd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Budd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
      • Budd is located in Livingston County
    • Dayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in La Salle County
    • Vermilionville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
      • Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
    • Ancona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Verona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sunbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
    • Highland Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Wauponsee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
      • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
    • Wedron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stavanger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
      • Stavanger is located in La Salle County

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 Methodist 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 Methodist Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Marseilles
  • Ottawa
    • Ottawa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ottawa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Seneca
    • Seneca lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seneca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Streator
    • Streator lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Streator.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery:

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 Methodist Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1719721  (Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1719721 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Streator North
    • County: LaSalle         Elev: 202
    • Location given for GNIS #1719721 (Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery)

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2211, Longitude: -88.7612       In this case, the coordinates for the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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