A visit to the Harlem Center 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 Harlem Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harlem Center Cemetery
Lat: 42.3399° (42° 20' 23")
Lon: -89.6909° (-89° 41' 27")
The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<1>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the southeast of the Harlem Center Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Harlem Center Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harlem Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Eleroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Cedarville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grisby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Samel Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samel Evangelical Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samel Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Samel Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeport City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Richland Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Richland Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liebhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liebhart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liebhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Bellview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silent Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Manny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manny Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Lena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Lena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Babbs Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babbs Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babbs Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The County Home Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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]<2> of the Harlem Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harlem Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eleroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
- Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pearl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Afolkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Orangeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Kent is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
- Oneco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baileyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
- Ridott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
- Winslow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- German Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Harlem Center 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 Harlem Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Lena
- Lena lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harlem Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Rock City
- Shannon
- Winslow
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 Harlem Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Harlem Center Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Harlem Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409787 (Harlem Center Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #409787 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: 257
- Location given for GNIS #409787 (Harlem Center Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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 Harlem Center Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3399, Longitude: -89.6909 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |