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A visit to the Grandview Cemetery ...

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 Grandview Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grandview 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 Grandview Cemetery

Lat:   42.3481°   (42° 20' 53")

Lon:   -89.6321°   (-89° 37' 55")

The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the south of the Grandview Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Grandview Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harlem Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlem Center Cemetery
    • The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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 Stephenson County
  • Freeport City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Freeport Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107275 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Silver Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Dakota.
    • The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Freeport Mennonite Cemetery
    • Mennonite Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188877 <5>
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Richland Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Richland Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richland Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Dakota Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dakota Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dakota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dakota Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grisby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grisby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grisby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Eleroy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eleroy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eleroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Hart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • County Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Home Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Afolkey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Afolkey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Afolkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grandview Cemetery.

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

  • Cedarville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Red Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
  • Buena Vista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
  • Dakota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Afolkey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
    • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
  • Eleroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • McConnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
    • McConnell is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <6>
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Stephenson County
  • Bolton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
  • Ridott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridott
    • Ridott is located in Stephenson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridott <6>
  • Orangeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Florence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
    • Rock City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Lena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
    • Oneco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
      • Oneco is located in Stephenson County
    • Baileyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <6>
    • Rock Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
      • Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
    • Yellow Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
      • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
    • Pearl City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • German Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <6>
    • Winslow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twin Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
      • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)

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 Grandview 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 Grandview Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grandview 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 Grandview Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #409276  (Grandview Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #409276 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: Freeport West
    • County: Stephenson         Elev: 278
    • Location given for GNIS #409276 (Grandview Cemetery)

The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/

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 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grandview Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3481, Longitude: -89.6321       In this case, the coordinates for the Grandview 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>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.
<7>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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