A visit to the Pilot Center 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 Pilot Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilot Center Cemetery:
41.0571, -88.0749
The Pilot Center Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pilot Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pilot Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pilot Center Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilot Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milk's Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Milk's Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk's Grove Cemetery
- Bonfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Essex Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Mary & Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schreffler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beach Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- McGillivray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pilot Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilot Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Herscher
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goodrich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Union Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bonfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cabery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Chebanse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reddick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Essex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kempton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sammons Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Kankakee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clarke City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Cardiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Custer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ashkum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bourbonnais
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Aroma Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Pilot Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilot Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashkum
- Ashkum lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pilot Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashkum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
- Chebanse
- Herscher
- Kankakee
- Reddick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pilot Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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 Pilot Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415677 (Pilot Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415677 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herscher
- Location given for Pilot Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0569765 Lon: -88.0753256
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pilot Center Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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