A visit to the Laona 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 Laona Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laona Cemetery:
42.4697, -89.3290
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laona Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laona Cemetery is located in Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Laona Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laona Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Laona Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laona Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Halvorson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Halvorson Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halvorson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Durand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Durand Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand Cemetery
- Hanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hanford Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford Cemetery
- Rock Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Run Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Avon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Avon Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Avon (WI).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964229 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Felts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Felts Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felts Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Hulse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hulse Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulse Cemetery
- Shirland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shirland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laona Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laona Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durand
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Summerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Shirland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Rock Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Brodhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brodhead is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
- Wempletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Dakota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pecatonica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Orfordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orfordville is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Twin Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Afolkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Rockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Sturbridge Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- South Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Footville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Footville is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alworth is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
- Roscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garden Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Oneco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Orangeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Laona Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laona Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Brodhead
- Davis
- Durand
- Footville
- Orangeville
- Orfordville
- Pecatonica
- Rock City
- Rockton
- Winnebago
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 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 Laona Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 Laona Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411824 (Laona Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411824 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Durand
- Location given for Laona Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4697354 Lon: -89.3290032
- 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 Winnebago, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laona 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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