A visit to the Old Washington Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Washington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Washington Cemetery (FG ID #2208178).
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 Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Washington Cemetery:
40.6979, -89.4094
The Old Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Washington.
The cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Pekin. Pekin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Old Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Washington Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old Washington Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wrenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wrenn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenn Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farmdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hirstein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Memory Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ficht Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holland's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Guth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Point Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point Cemetery
- Haedicke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Haedicke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haedicke Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morton Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The County Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- St. Marys Roman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
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 Old Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cooper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beverly Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harvard Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfair
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Germantown Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robein
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gardena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trailpark Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highway Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Metamora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goodfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bay View Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Peoria Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Washington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Deer Creek
- East Peoria
- Eureka
- Metamora
- Morton
- Morton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Morton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Peoria Heights
- Peoria
- Washington
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 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 Washington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Washington Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2208178
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #1964543 (Old Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964543 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: Tazewell
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Old Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
- GNIS ID #1964588 (Old City Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964588 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: Tazewell
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Old City Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Washington 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |