A visit to the Maple Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Maple Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maple Hill Cemetery (FG ID #230020).
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 Maple Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Hill Cemetery:
41.4068, -88.1287
The Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elwood.
The cemetery is located in Will County<2>.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies just to the north northeast of the Maple Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Maple Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCune Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Starrs Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troutman Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willard Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Klingler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Providence Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Guardian Angels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zarley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dresden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park #2
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hills of Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Memorial Park #1
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manhattan Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elmhurst Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elwood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blodgett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Symerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manhattan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Channahon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shorewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minooka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wilton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallingford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingalls Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
- East Joliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braidwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brisbane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairmont is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Crest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Coal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Custer Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lawns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
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 Maple Hill 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 Maple Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Coal City
- Joliet
- Minooka
- Wilmington
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 Maple Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Will 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 Maple Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #230020
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952297 (Maple Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952297 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: Will
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Channahon
- Location given for Maple Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4066979 Lon: -88.1286693
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, 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' (or 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- Maple Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |