A visit to the Meridian 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 Meridian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meridian Cemetery:
42.3917, -89.1754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meridian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meridian Cemetery is located in Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Meridian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meridian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Meridian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- North Burritt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The North Burritt Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Burritt Cemetery
- Owen Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Owen Center Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Center Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Shirland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shirland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Rockton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rockton Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton Twp. Cemetery
- Hanford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanford Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Willwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Willwood Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willwood Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Machesney Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282933 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. James & St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Harlem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laona Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Laona Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona Cemetery
- Durand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Durand Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Hulse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hulse Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulse Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marsh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Roscoe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Roscoe Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meridian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wempletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Shirland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sturbridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Rockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Machesney Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Durand
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winnebago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loves Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Beloit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecatonica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Newark is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Alworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alworth is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Beloit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Lake Summerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Argyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garden Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Seward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Park is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Millford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Millford is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Cherry Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
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 Meridian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meridian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Davis
- Durand
- Loves Park
- Pecatonica
- Rock City
- Rockford
- Rockton
- Winnebago
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 either 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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 Meridian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1811305 (Meridian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1811305 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shirland
- Location given for Meridian Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3916831 Lon: -89.1753881
- 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 Winnebago, 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- Meridian 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. |
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