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A visit to the Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery ...

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

42.3603, -89.5454

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

The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the southwest of the Mennonite Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mennonite Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mennonite Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Silver Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Cemetery
  • Dakota Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Dakota Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Cemetery
  • Pioneers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneers Cemetery
  • Afolkey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Rock City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rock City Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Cemetery
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gunds Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Gunds Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunds Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Bellview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • State Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The State Road Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road Cemetery
    • Harlem Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Center Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Ridott Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ridott Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridott Center Cemetery
      • The Ridott Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Schleich Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107687 <5>
    • Wagner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wagner Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
    • Irish Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Irish Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Grove Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union 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]<3> of the Mennonite Cemetery.

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

  • Dakota
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedarville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Afolkey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
  • Ridott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Davis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Davis is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <6>
  • Rock Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
  • Buena Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Orangeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • German Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pecatonica
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Summerset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
    • Oneco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oneco is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
    • McConnell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Baileyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Twin Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Eleroy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bolton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Seward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Durand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Durand is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <6>
    • Egan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Egan is located in Ogle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan

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 Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1967742  (Mennonite Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1967742 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: 259 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Freeport East
      • Location given for Mennonite Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.360295     Lon: -89.5453936
      • 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 Stephenson, 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 from Point A (ie- Mennonite 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.