A visit to the Johnson Grove 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 Johnson Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Grove Cemetery:
41.7328, -88.8170
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Sycamore. Sycamore lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Johnson Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Johnson Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Victor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Victor Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Cemetery
- North Clinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- English Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The English Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- East Paw Paw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Paw Paw Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw Cemetery
- Old Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Stevens Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stevens Cemetery
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
- Lee Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Calvary Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Calvary Cemetery
- South Paw Paw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Clara Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Immauel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Cemetery
- Wyoming Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Afton Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Afton Center Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Center Cemetery
- Van Olindas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Olindas Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Olindas Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Little Indian Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Sandwich.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962212 <5>
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 Johnson Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shabbona Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shabbona Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona Grove
- Waterman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shabbona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Paw Paw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
- Franks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franks is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Radley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Somonauk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elva is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Earlville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Little Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Rock is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Steward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Compton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Big Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cortland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Burg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Burg is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Burg
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 Johnson Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Compton
- Cortland
- Creston
- De Kalb
- Earlville
- Hinckley
- Leland
- Malta
- Paw Paw
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Plano lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Johnson Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plano.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Sandwich
- Shabbona
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
- Waterman
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 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 Johnson Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Johnson Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421877 (Johnson Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421877 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shabbona Grove
- Location given for Johnson Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7328076 Lon: -88.8170279
- 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 DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Grove 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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