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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Auburn Cemetery (FG ID #107007)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Auburn Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery

Lat:   42.4139°   (42° 24' 50")

Lon:   -88.5960°   (-88° 35' 45")

The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Woodstock. Woodstock lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery .

Establishment of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery ...

The Mt. Auburn Cemetery was established in 1867.

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 helpful 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. Auburn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to McHenry County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Auburn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Auburn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Harvard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
      • Harvard is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvard <5>
    • Big Foot Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Foot Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
      • Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
    • Big Foot Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Foot Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
      • Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
    • Alden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Capron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Capron is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capron <5>
    • Walworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
      • Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
    • Zenda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
      • Zenda is located in Walworth County (WI)
    • Hebron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <5>
    • Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana-on-Geneva Lake
      • Fontana-on-Geneva Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Sharon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Woodstock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Poplar Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Russellville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
        • Russellville is located in Boone County
      • Marengo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
        • Marengo is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,377 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <5>
      • Williams Bay
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bay
        • Williams Bay is located in Walworth County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,657 people
      • Delavan Lake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delavan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Lake
        • Delavan Lake is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Garden Prairie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Union
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
      • Wonder Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder Lake
        • Wonder Lake is located in McHenry County
        • 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 <5>
      • Lake Como
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
        • Lake Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Timberlane
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
        • Timberlane is located in Boone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
      • Darien
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
        • Darien is located in Walworth County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Ringwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
        • Ringwood is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <5>
      • Genoa City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa City
        • Genoa City is located in Walworth County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,981 people
      • Lake Geneva
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
        • Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
      • Como
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
        • Como is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Lake Como Beach ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como Beach
        • Lake Como Beach is located in Walworth County (WI)
      • Allens Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
        • Allens Grove is located in Walworth County (WI)

    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. Auburn 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 Mt. Auburn Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Auburn Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Chermung Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chermung Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chermung Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chermung Cemetery
    • Chemung - Dunham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chemung - Dunham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chemung - Dunham Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chemung - Dunham Cemetery
    • Big Foot Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stone School Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone School Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone School Cemetery
    • South Dunham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Dunham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Dunham Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Dunham Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Alden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alden Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alden Cemetery
    • Dullam Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dullam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dullam Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dullam Cemetery
    • Chester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chester Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
    • Long Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Prairie Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Prairie Cemetery
    • County Line Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Burr Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Oak Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Capron Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Capron Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capron Cemetery
      • Cobblestone Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobblestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cobblestone Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobblestone Cemetery
      • Scandinavian Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandinavian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in McHenry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandinavian Cemetery
      • Linn - Hebron Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn - Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Linn - Hebron Cemetery is located in McHenry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn - Hebron Cemetery
      • Walworth Center Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walworth Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walworth Center Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walworth Center Cemetery
      • Brick Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Walworth County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Church Cemetery
      • East Bonus Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bonus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Bonus Cemetery is located in Boone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bonus Cemetery
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McHenry County Jewish Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • The Oakland Cemetery is located in McHenry County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Woodstock.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Hebron Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • The Hebron Cemetery is located in McHenry County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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. Auburn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #413932  (Mount Auburn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #413932 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Harvard
      • County: McHenry         Elev: 292
      • Location given for GNIS #413932 (Mount Auburn Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #107007

    The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Auburn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4139, Longitude: -88.5960    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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