A visit to the Old Saint Stephen 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 Old St. Stephen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Stephen Cemetery:
41.1095, -88.8442
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Stephen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old St. Stephen Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Old St. Stephen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Stephen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old St. Stephen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. Stephen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- River View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The River View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- Moon's Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Moon's Point Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon's Point Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- Barnhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Barnhart Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Cemetery
- St. Casimir Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimir Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Naramoor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Naramoor Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naramoor Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Defenbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Defenbaugh Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defenbaugh Cemetery
- Emery Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Emery Green Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Green Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lostlands Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lostlands Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostlands Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lostlands Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Streator.
- The Lostlands Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lost Land Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106674 <5>
- Ancona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ancona Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancona Cemetery
- Barrickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barrickman Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrickman Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- New Michigan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Michigan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Long Point Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Blackstone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Blackstone Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old St. Stephen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Stephen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Streator
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coalville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Vermilion City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Kangley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Munster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Ancona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Missal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Kernan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Long Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blackstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leonore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ransom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wenona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Budd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Lostant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <6>
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Vermilionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Tonica
(13 miles [20.9 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 Old St. Stephen 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 Old St. Stephen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cornell
- Long Point
- Lostant
- Marseilles
- Ransom
- Ransom lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old St. Stephen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ransom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Rutland
- Streator
- Tonica
- Tonica lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old St. Stephen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tonica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonica
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Old St. Stephen 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 Old St. Stephen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719746 (Old Saint Stephen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719746 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: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Streator South
- Location given for Old Saint Stephen Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1094778 Lon: -88.844241
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old St. Stephen 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. |