A visit to the Osceola 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 Osceola Cemetery ...
The Osceola Cemetery is located in Stark County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bradford Cemetery
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Bunker Hills Cemetery
- The Bunker Hills Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hills Cemetery
- Cavanagh Cemetery
- The Cavanagh Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanagh Cemetery
- Champion - Drawyer Cemetery
- Elmira Cemetery
- The Elmira Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Cemetery
- Floral Hill Cemetery
- The Floral Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hill Cemetery
- Garden of Peace Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Neponset Cemetery
- The Neponset Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neponset Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Kewanee Public Cemetery
- Orthodox Cemetery
- The Orthodox Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orthodox Cemetery
- Osceola Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Michael Cemetery
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- Saxon Community Cemetery
- The Saxon Community Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon Community Cemetery
- The Saxon Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saxon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108148 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Snareville Cemetery
- South Pleasant View Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Wood Family Cemetery
- The Wood Family Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Osceola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Annawan
- Bradford
- Buda
- Camp Grove
- Castleton
- Galva
- Kewanee
- La Fayette
- Milo
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Mineral
- Modena
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Neponset
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Osceola
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Sheffield
- Tiskilwa
- Toulon
- West Jersey
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
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- Wyanet
- Wyoming
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 Osceola Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Osceola Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annawan
- Atkinson
- Bradford
- Buda
- Galva
- Kewanee
- Manlius
- Neponset
- Princeton
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sheffield
- Tiskilwa
- Toulon
- Wyanet
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Osceola Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stark 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 Osceola Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719838 (Osceola Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719838 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: Stark
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elmira
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Osceola Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |