A visit to the Ottawa Avenue 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 Ottawa Ave. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery (FG ID #107379).
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 Ottawa Ave. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery:
41.3377, -88.8653
The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ottawa.
The cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies just to the northeast of the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery.
Establishment of the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery ...
The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery was established in 1847.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ottawa Ave. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summit View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Summit View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Cemetery
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Columba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand Rapids Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Debolt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vermillionville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Old Brumbach Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brumbach Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lowell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Brumbach Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ottawa Ave. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Naplate
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Hitt
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vermilionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wedron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oglesby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marseilles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waltham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- La Salle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leonore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Serena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tonica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kangley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Stavanger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Triumph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 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 Ottawa Ave. Cemetery. The following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- La Salle
- Marseilles
- Ottawa
- Peru
- Peru lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Seneca
- Tonica
- Utica
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 websites either 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 Ottawa Ave. 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 Ottawa Ave. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #107379
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415206 (Ottawa Avenue Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415206 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: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottawa
- Location given for Ottawa Avenue Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3369781 Lon: -88.8664664
- 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 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' (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- Ottawa Ave. 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. |