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A visit to the Hegland 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 Hegland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.1995°   (41° 11' 58")

Lon:   -88.6248°   (-88° 37' 29")

The Hegland Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.

The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Hegland Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Hegland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Maxton & Woodside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxton & Woodside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxton & Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maxton & Woodside Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Funk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Funk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Funk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Funk Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Emery Green Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emery Green Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Ward Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Grundy County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Blackstone Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackstone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackstone Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Nevada Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nevada Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nevada Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nevada Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Stebbins Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stebbins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stebbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stebbins Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Grand Rapids Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Rapids Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Rapids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Barnhart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnhart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnhart Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • St. Stephen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Sunbury Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Grundy County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hegland Cemetery.

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

  • Kinsman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ransom
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marseilles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
    • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
  • Budd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Budd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
    • Budd is located in Livingston County
  • Highland Town ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
    • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
  • Verona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Kernan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kernan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
    • Kernan is located in La Salle County
  • Seneca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
    • Seneca has also been known as:
    • Crotty
    • Seneca village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
  • Blackstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
    • Blackstone is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <5>
  • Sunbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
  • Wauponsee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
    • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
  • Missal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
    • Missal is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mazon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grand Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Streator
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dwight
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Dwight is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
    • Kangley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kangley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
      • Kangley is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Coalville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coalville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
      • Coalville is located in Livingston County
    • Vermilion City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermilion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
      • Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
    • Stavanger
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
      • Stavanger is located in La Salle County
    • Odell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
    • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
      • South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Hitt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
      • Hitt is located in La Salle County

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 Hegland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hegland Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cornell
  • Dwight
  • Marseilles
  • Mazon
    • Mazon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hegland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mazon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
  • Morris
  • Odell
    • Odell lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hegland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Ottawa
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hegland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Seneca
  • Streator

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hegland 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 Hegland Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #413898  (Hegland Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #413898 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: Kinsman
    • County: LaSalle         Elev: 212
    • Location given for GNIS #413898 (Hegland Cemetery)

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

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 La Salle, 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 Hegland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1995, Longitude: -88.6248       In this case, the coordinates for the Hegland 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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