A visit to the Hanford 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 Hanford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hanford Cemetery:
42.4547, -89.2859
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hanford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hanford Cemetery is located in Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hanford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hanford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hanford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hanford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Laona Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Durand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Durand Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- Rock Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rock Run Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Shirland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shirland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland Cemetery
- Halvorson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Halvorson Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halvorson Cemetery
- Avon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Avon (WI).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964229 <5>
- State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Hulse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hulse Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulse Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Felts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Felts Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Cemetery
- North Burritt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The North Burritt Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burritt Cemetery
- Meridian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Meridian Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hanford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hanford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shirland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Summerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Wempletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Pecatonica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Brodhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brodhead is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sturbridge Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Orfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Dakota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winnebago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Beloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Ridott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alworth is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
- Roscoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Twin Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Afolkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
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 Hanford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hanford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Brodhead
- Davis
- Durand
- Orfordville
- Pecatonica
- Rock City
- Rockton
- Winnebago
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hanford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 Hanford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409740 (Hanford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409740 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Durand
- Location given for Hanford Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.454736 Lon: -89.2859467
- 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 Winnebago, 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 from Point A (ie- Hanford 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. |
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