A visit to the Hawley 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 Hawley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hawley Cemetery:
40.8161, -89.6123
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hawley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hawley Cemetery is located in Peoria County<2>.
The county seat for Peoria County is located in Peoria. Peoria lies just to the south of the Hawley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hawley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Hawley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hawley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Swan Lake Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Clement's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dickeson Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeson Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Dunlap.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107584 <5>
- Koerner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Koerner Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koerner Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Spring Bay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Bay Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay Cemetery
- La Salle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The La Salle Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pottstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pottstown Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Hallock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Hallock Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107932 <5>
- Parkview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Parkview Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview Cemetery
- Haedicke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Haedicke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haedicke Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hawley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hawley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Orange Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Spring Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Dunlap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Peoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- West Hallock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Pottstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Trailpark Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- West Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Germantown Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edelstein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Harvard Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Chillicothe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Peoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
- Highway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Robein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robein is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
- Sunnyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princeville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Hawley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Peoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hawley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chillicothe
- East Peoria
- Peoria Heights
- Peoria
- Princeville
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 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 Hawley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Peoria 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 Hawley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413968 (Hawley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413968 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: Peoria
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Bay
- Location given for Hawley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8161481 Lon: -89.6123191
- 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 Peoria, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hawley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |