A visit to the Penrose Friends 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 Penrose Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Penrose Friends Cemetery:
41.8853, -89.6684
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Penrose Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Penrose Friends Cemetery is located in Whiteside County<2>.
The county seat for Whiteside County is located in Morrison. Morrison lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Penrose Friends Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Penrose Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Penrose Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The East Jordan Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan Cemetery
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Prairieville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Science Ridge Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Genesee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Genesee Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genesee Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- South Elkhorn Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- Eagle Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Eagle Point Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Peugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Peugh Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peugh Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Rock Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Ridge Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge Cemetery
- Buffalo Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Penrose Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Penrose Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Penrose
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Penrose is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrose
- Prairieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Hazelhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hazelhurst is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Elkhorn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elkhorn
- Woosung
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coleta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Polo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Grove
- Dixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- White Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Pigeon is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
- Harmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maryland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Haldane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Fair Haven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fair Haven is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
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 Penrose Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whiteside County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Penrose Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coleta
- Dixon
- Dixon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Penrose Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dixon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Milledgeville
- Polo
- Polo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Penrose Friends Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Rock Falls
- Sterling
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Penrose Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Whiteside 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 Penrose Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1954928 (Penrose Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1954928 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: Whiteside
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hazelhurst
- Location given for Penrose Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8853079 Lon: -89.6684438
- 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 Whiteside, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Penrose Friends 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. |