A visit to the Lena 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 Lena Cemetery ...
The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Babbs Grove Cemetery
- The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbs Grove Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Eleroy Cemetery
- The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleroy Cemetery
- Grisby Cemetery
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisby Cemetery
- Harlem Center Cemetery
- The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Center Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Holley Grove Cemetery
- The Holley Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holley Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Lena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106206 <3>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Howardsille Cemetery
- The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsille Cemetery
- Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
- The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Hawk Monument Cemetery
- Blackhawk Monument Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180780 <3>
- Kent Lutheran Cemetery
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Lutheran Cemetery
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent Cemetery
- Kent United Baptist Cemetery
- Old Liberal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106432 <3>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Louisa Cemetery
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Manny Cemetery
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Salem UCC Cemetery
- The Salem UCC Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UCC Cemetery
- Samel Evangelical Cemetery
- Silent Hill Cemetery
- The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
- Waddams Grove Cemetery
- The Waddams Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove Cemetery
- Waite Cemetery
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
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- Yellow Creek Brethren 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]<2> of the Lena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Afolkey
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
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- Bolton
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
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- Browntown
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cadiz
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
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- Cedarville
- Eleroy
- Florence
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
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- Freeport
- Kent
- Lena
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <4>
- Loran
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McConnell
- Nora
- Oneco
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
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- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
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- Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
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- Salem
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
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- South Wayne
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
- Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
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 Lena Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lena Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- Lena
- Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- South Wayne
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lena Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Lena Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1955365 (Lena Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1955365 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pearl City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stephenson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lena Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |