A visit to the Lanark City 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 Lanark City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lanark City Cemetery:
42.0966, -89.8253
The Lanark City Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies just to the west of the Lanark City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lanark City Cemetery.
Name Variations for Lanark City Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Lanark City Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Lanark City Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lanark City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schriner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shannon Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arnolds Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Renner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams - Daggert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chambers Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stone Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Woodland Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carroll County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Black Oak Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookville Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the Lanark City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lanark City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lanark
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zier Cors
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chadwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carroll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Hitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Elkhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wacker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Argo Fay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ideal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelhurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bolton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polsgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forreston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Lanark City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lanark City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Lanark
- Milledgeville
- Mount Carroll
- Pearl City
- Shannon
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 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 Lanark City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Lanark City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1785420 (Lanark City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1785420 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lanark
- Location given for Lanark City Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0966912 Lon: -89.8262302
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lanark City Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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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