A visit to the Helmar Lutheran 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 Helmar Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helmar Lutheran Cemetery:
41.5448, -88.5034
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helmar Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helmar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kendall County<2>.
The county seat for Kendall County is located in Yorkville. Yorkville lies just to the north northeast of the Helmar Lutheran 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]<3> of the Helmar Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helmar Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millington - Newark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #266324 <5>
- Pavilion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pavilion Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion Cemetery
- The Pavilion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pavillion Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Munger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Munger Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger Cemetery
- Griswold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Pine Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Mound Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mound Cemetery
- Plattville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plattville Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville Cemetery
- Lett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lett Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lett Cemetery
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- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Sandy Bluff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Bluff Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bluff Cemetery
- The Sandy Bluff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hart Cemetery
- Elerding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Elerding Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elerding Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- Osmundson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Osmundson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmundson Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- The Saratoga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conklin Cemetery
- Osman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108142 <5>
- Plattville Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- NaAuSay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The NaAuSay Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for NaAuSay 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 Helmar Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helmar Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plattville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Nettle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stavanger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Somonauk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Serena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Oswego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minooka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Gaslight Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Claypool
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Boulder Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
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 Helmar Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kendall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helmar Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bristol
- Minooka
- Morris
- Morris lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Helmar Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Newark
- Oswego
- Plano
- Plattville
- Sandwich
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
- Yorkville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Helmar Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kendall 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 Helmar Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410041 (Helmar Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410041 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: Kendall
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newark
- Location given for Helmar Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5447525 Lon: -88.5034058
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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 Kendall, 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- Helmar Lutheran 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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