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A visit to the Hills of Rest 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 Hills of Rest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hills of Rest Cemetery:

41.5250, -88.1659

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hills of Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Hills of Rest Cemetery is located in Will County<2>.

The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies just to the east of the Hills of Rest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hills of Rest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hills of Rest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • County Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Joliet.
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107908 <5>
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Zarley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Zarley Cemetery is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarley Cemetery
    • The Zarley Cemetery is located in Joliet.
    • The Zarley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Desplaines Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1269046 <5>
  • St. Mary Nativity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Mary Nativity Cemetery is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Nativity Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Nativity Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Joliet.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #187018 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Illinois State Prison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Illinois State Prison Cemetery is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois State Prison Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Illinois State Prison Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Joliet.
    • The Illinois State Prison Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stateville Prison Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990082 <5>
  • Plainfield Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Plainfield Twp. Cemetery is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Twp. Cemetery
    • The Plainfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Plainfield.
    • The Plainfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Plainfield Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244792 <5>
  • Troutman Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elmhurst Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Elmhurst Cemetery is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmhurst Cemetery
      • The Elmhurst Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Joliet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105558 <5>
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Joliet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261051 <5>
    • St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
      • The St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Joliet.
      • The St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Russian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107802 <5>
    • St. Mary Immaculate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Chapman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
    • Willard Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willard Grove Cemetery is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Grove Cemetery
      • The Willard Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Channahon
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108868 <5>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Joliet.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107054 <5>
    • St. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Cyrils Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Cyrils Cemetery is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cyrils Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lockport South Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lockport South Cemetery is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport South Cemetery
      • The Lockport South Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lockport.
      • The Lockport South Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lockport Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Dennis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289328 <5>

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]<3> of the Hills of Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hills of Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Shorewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rockdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockdale is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
  • Crystal Lawns
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Lawns is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
  • Summerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Summerfield is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Preston Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Preston Heights is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
  • Joliet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Joliet is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <6>
  • Crest Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • East Joliet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Joliet is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
  • Fairmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fairmont is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Walker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Walker is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Ingalls Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ingalls Park is also located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
  • Minooka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Plainfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cherry Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Lockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Channahon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Elwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Elwood is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <6>
    • Blodgett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Blodgett is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
    • Normantown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Normantown is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
    • Romeoville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brisbane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Brisbane is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisbane
    • New Lenox
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sand Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
    • Manhattan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gilletts is also located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilletts
    • Plattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people

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 Hills of Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Will County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Hills of Rest Cemetery: