A visit to the Mount Rest 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. Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Rest Cemetery:
42.4795, -87.9501
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.
The county seat for Lake County is located in Waukegan. Waukegan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mt. Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Rest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakdale Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Wadsworth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107270 <5>
- South Bristol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The South Bristol Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
- Hosmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hosmer Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Cemetery
- Millburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Millburn Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn Cemetery
- Benton Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Oliver Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenosha County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kenosha County Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha County Cemetery
- North Bristol Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The North Bristol Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol Cemetery
- Home Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Home Oaks Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Oaks Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Lake Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Lake Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lake Mound Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mound Cemetery
- Vale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Vale Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
- Bristol - Paris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Angolian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Angolian Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angolian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fossland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fossland is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Fossland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fossland is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Old Mill Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millburn is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Wadsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Lindenhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindenhurst is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,117 people
- Lindenhurst has also been known as:
- Lindenhurst village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <6>
- Grandwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grandwood Park is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandwood Park
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodworth is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Winthrop Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Shangrila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
- Benet Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Villa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Venetian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Gurnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
- Third Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gages Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spaulding Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Corners
- Monaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monaville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaville
- Round Lake Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,428 people
- Kenosha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Salem Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Lake Catherine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Channel Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
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. Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Antioch
- Gurnee
- Kenosha
- Lake Villa
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 professional and volunteer 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. Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Lake 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. Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414077 (Mount Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414077 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: Lake
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wadsworth
- Location given for Mount Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4794646 Lon: -87.9500782
- 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 Lake, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Rest 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. |