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A visit to the Oswego Prairie 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 Oswego Prairie Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oswego Prairie Cemetery:

41.6775, -88.2851

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oswego Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oswego Prairie Cemetery is located in Kendall County<2>.

The county seat for Kendall County is located in Yorkville. Yorkville lies just to the west of the Oswego Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oswego Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Oswego Prairie Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oswego Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Risen Lord Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Plainfield.
    • The Wheatland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Scotch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960758 <5>
  • Pearce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
    • The Lincoln Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Lincoln Highway Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106617 <5>
  • Aurora Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Montgomery.
    • The St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108071 <5>
  • Oswego Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Oswego Twp. Cemetery is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Twp. Cemetery
  • Vermont Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Vermont Cemetery is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vermont Cemetery is located outside of Naperville
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108683 <5>
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107056 <5>
  • Spring Lake Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Lake Memorial Gardens is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Memorial Gardens
    • The Spring Lake Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Spring Lakes Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108355 <5>
  • French Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The French Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Wormley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wormley Cemetery is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormley Cemetery
    • Doud Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Doud Cemetery is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doud Cemetery
    • St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Aurora Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The East Aurora Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora Cemetery
    • Keck Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Keck Memorial Cemetery is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Memorial Cemetery
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Plainfield.
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983424 <5>
    • Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Solfisburg Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Aurora Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The West Aurora Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Aurora Cemetery
    • Cowdrey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Cowdrey Cemetery is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowdrey Cemetery
    • NaAuSay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The NaAuSay Cemetery is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for NaAuSay Cemetery
    • Plainfield Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Plainfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plainfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Plainfield.
      • The Plainfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Plainfield Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244792 <5>
    • St. Mary Immaculate Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary Immaculate Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Immaculate Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Immaculate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Plainfield.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107990 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Wheatland Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wheatland Twp. Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Naperville
      • The Wheatland Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wheatland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108827 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oswego Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oswego Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Normantown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Normantown is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
  • Boulder Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Boulder Hill is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Hill
  • Oswego
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Walker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Plainfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Eola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Yorkville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • North Aurora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Aurora is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,144 people
  • Summerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerfield is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Crystal Lawns
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Crystal Lawns is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lawns
    • Naperville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooseheart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Romeoville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bloomfield Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Village
    • Plattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Plattville is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Shorewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bolingbrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Winston Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Winston Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Village
    • Warrenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Batavia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Crest Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Colonial Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Colonial Village is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Plano
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Plano is located in Kendall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <6>

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 Oswego Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kendall County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oswego Prairie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Oswego Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Kendall 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 Oswego Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #415203  (Oswego Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415203 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: Kendall
      • Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Aurora South
      • Location given for Oswego Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6775297     Lon: -88.2850687
      • 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 Kendall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oswego Prairie 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.