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A visit to the Peru City 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 Peru City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Peru City Cemetery (FG ID #225035).

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 Peru City Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peru City Cemetery:

41.3405, -89.1336

The Peru City Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.

The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Peru City Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Peru City Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Peru City Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lithuanian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
  • St. Valentines Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Bede Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Bede Cemetery is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bede Cemetery
  • Rockwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Rockwell Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
  • Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Hyacinth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ladd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ladd Cemetery is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Valley Memorial Park is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Bureau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • St. George Syrian Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Cherry Miner's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Granville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Granville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Crane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crane Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery

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 Peru City Cemetery.

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

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 Peru City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peru City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Peru City Cemetery: