A visit to the McMillan 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 McMillan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMillan Cemetery:
42.2917, -88.2865
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McMillan Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.
The county seat for McHenry County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies just to the west northwest of the McMillan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McMillan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the McMillan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMillan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bluff City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bluff City Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City Cemetery
- Holcombville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holcombville Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcombville Cemetery
- St. Patrick Countryside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ridgefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgefield Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Cemetery
- Crystal Lake Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crystal Lake Memorial Park is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Lake Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Ridgefield.
- The Crystal Lake Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Crystal Lake Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105324 <5>
- Lake Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Ave. Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ave. Cemetery
- The Lake Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crystal Lake Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Ortend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ortend Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortend Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Windridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Windridge Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windridge Cemetery
- Fisher Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ringwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ringwood Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Mt. Thabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Thabor Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Thabor Cemetery
- Cary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cary Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Volo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Volo Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volo 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 McMillan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMillan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Terra Cotta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terra Cotta is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
- Prairie Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prairie Grove is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,920 people
- Barreville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barreville is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barreville
- Holiday Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Bull Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bull Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Oakwood Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Hills is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,011 people
- McHenry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgefield is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
- Crystal Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Island Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,951 people
- Cary
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fox River Valley Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Port Barrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Barrington is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
- Port Barrington has also been known as:
- Port Barrington village
- Lakemoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McCullom Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCullom Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullom Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trout Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Johnsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ringwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake-in-the-Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox River Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
- Wauconda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Volo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wonder Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
- Wonder Lake has also been known as:
- Wonder Lake village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wonder Lake <6>
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
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 McMillan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMillan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cary
- Cary lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the McMillan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Fox River Grove
- Lake-in-the-Hills
- McHenry
- Wauconda
- Wonder Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 McMillan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McHenry 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 McMillan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419600 (McMillan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419600 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: McHenry
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McHenry
- Location given for McMillan Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2916891 Lon: -88.286475
- 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 McHenry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McMillan 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |