A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
41.4573, -88.6740
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Nelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- David Strawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The David Strawn Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Strawn Cemetery
- Fox River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fox River Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Cemetery
- Section Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Section Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Cemetery
- Osmundson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Osmundson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmundson Cemetery
- Spradling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Spradling Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradling Cemetery
- Brumbach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Sheridan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Cemetery
- West Serena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Serena Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Serena Cemetery
- Debolt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Debolt Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debolt Cemetery
- Elerding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elerding Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elerding Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Seaman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Seaman Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Old Brumbach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brumbach Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Manlius Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Serena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Wedron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stavanger
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Nettle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Newark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Ottawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <6>
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Somonauk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naplate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Sandwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wauponsee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Plattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Earlville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Earlville
- Leland
- Marseilles
- Morris
- Newark
- Ottawa
- Plattville
- Sandwich
- Seneca
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414350 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414350 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Serena
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4572538 Lon: -88.6739625
- 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 La Salle, 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- Nelson 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. |