A visit to the Old State Hospital 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 State Hospital Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old State Hospital Cemetery:
41.0893, -87.8416
The Old State Hospital Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies just to the north northwest of the Old State Hospital Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old State Hospital Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Old State Hospital Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old State Hospital Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aroma Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kankakee Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beebe Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rice - Bebe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leggtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- All Saint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anne Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anne Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old State Hospital Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old State Hospital Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aroma Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kankakee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Otto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sammons Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Bourbonnais
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sun River Terrace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Chebanse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Anne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Papineau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Momence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manteno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Goodrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- L'Erable
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <5>
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 State Hospital 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 Old State Hospital Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chebanse
- Herscher
- Kankakee
- Manteno
- Martinton
- Momence
- Saint Anne
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 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 Old State Hospital 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 Old State Hospital Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415066 (Old State Hospital Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415066 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: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kankakee
- Location given for Old State Hospital Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0891992 Lon: -87.8419851
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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- Old State Hospital Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |