A visit to the Pecatonica 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 Pecatonica Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pecatonica Cemetery:
42.3064, -89.3773
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pecatonica Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pecatonica Cemetery is located in Winnebago County<2>.
The county seat for Winnebago County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Pecatonica Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pecatonica Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pecatonica Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pecatonica Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Twelvemile Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Ridott Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridott Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridott Center Cemetery
- The Ridott Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schleich Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107687 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hulse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hulse Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulse Cemetery
- Irish Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Irish Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Grove Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridott Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gunds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gunds Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunds Cemetery
- State Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The State Road Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rock City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock City Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Cemetery
- Pioneers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneers Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Egan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Middle Creek Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek Cemetery
- Winnebago Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Winnebago Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Church Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Church Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pecatonica Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pecatonica Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pecatonica
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seward
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alworth is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
- Winnebago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- German Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Egan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Wempletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Durand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dakota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lake Summerset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Adeline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Leaf River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Baileyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shirland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Afolkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
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 Pecatonica Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winnebago County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pecatonica Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Byron lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pecatonica Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Davis
- Davis lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pecatonica Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Davis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Durand
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Leaf River
- Pecatonica
- Rock City
- Rockford
- Winnebago
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 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 Pecatonica Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Winnebago 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 Pecatonica Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415502 (Pecatonica Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415502 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: Winnebago
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridott
- Location given for Pecatonica Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3064081 Lon: -89.3773345
- 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 Winnebago, 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 from Point A (ie- Pecatonica 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. |
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