A visit to the Mount Airy 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 Mt. Airy Cemetery ...
The Mt. Airy Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Aroma Park Cemetery
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Beebe Family Cemetery
- Bible Witness Camp Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
- Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery
- Kankakee Memorial Gardens
- Leggtown Cemetery
- Momence Cemetery
- Mound Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- Rice - Bebe Cemetery
- St. Anne Catholic Cemetery
- St. Anne Twp. Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
- St. Judes Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
- Shrontz Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
- State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
- Union Corner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Airy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aroma Park
- Beaverville
- Bourbonnais
- Bradley
- Grant Park
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Hopkins Park
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <4>
- Illiana Heights
- Illinoi
- Illinoi
- Kankakee
- Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Limestone
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Litchfield
- Manteno
- Momence
- Otto
- Papineau
- Saint Anne
- Saint George
- Sammons Point
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Schneider
- Sherburnville
- Sumava Resorts
- Sun River Terrace
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 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 Mt. Airy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Airy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kankakee
- Manteno
- Momence
- Peotone
- Saint Anne
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 Mt. Airy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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 Mt. Airy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413924 (Mount Airy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413924 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Momence
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Airy Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |