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A visit to the McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDowell Cemetery:

41.0775, -88.4756

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the McDowell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McDowell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McDowell Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dwight Old Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Nevada Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Nevada Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Odell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108062 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108635 <5>
  • East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2812448 <5>
  • Odell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Odell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
  • Goodfarm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Goodfarm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfarm Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sunbury Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Emington.
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Call Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
    • Round Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
    • Ward Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Ward Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
    • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
    • Camp Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Camp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
    • Old Mazon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Old Mazon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mazon Cemetery

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]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Dwight
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
  • Sunbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Odell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Odell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
  • Adams ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Adams is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Budd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Budd is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
  • Highland Town ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
  • Emington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Campus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cardiff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Kinsman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Verona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cayuga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ransom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swygert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Eylar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Reddick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gardner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mazon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Blackstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Saunemin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Griswold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Clarke City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • Wauponsee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
    • Missal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Missal is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal

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 McDowell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDowell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dwight
    • Dwight lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the McDowell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dwight.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
  • Emington
  • Gardner
  • Mazon
    • Mazon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the McDowell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mazon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
  • Odell
    • Odell lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the McDowell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Ransom
    • Ransom lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McDowell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Reddick

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 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 McDowell Cemetery: