A visit to the Guiding Star Memorial 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 Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery:
41.0634, -87.6276
The Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concordia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bible Witness Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Anne Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shrontz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anne Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Leggtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- St. Judes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Momence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rice - Bebe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beebe Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aroma Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Papineau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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]<2> of the Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hopkins Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <5>
- Saint Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Momence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sun River Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Papineau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aroma Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Illinoi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Illinoi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donovan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morocco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumava Resorts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schneider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Kankakee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sammons Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chebanse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- L'Erable
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Bourbonnais
(15 miles [24.1 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 Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chebanse
- Donovan
- Kankakee
- Martinton
- Momence
- Momence lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Momence.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
- Morocco
- Saint Anne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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 Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409554 (Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409554 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Anne
- Location given for Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0630889 Lon: -87.628646
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |