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A visit to the Plum River Catholic Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Plum River Catholic Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plum River Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plum River Catholic Cemetery

Lat:   42.2806°   (42° 16' 50")

Lon:   -90.0476°   (-90° 2' 51")

The Plum River Catholic Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County<2>.

The county seat for Jo Daviess County is located in Galena. Galena lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Plum River Catholic Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Plum River Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plum River Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Massbach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massbach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Massbach Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Blair Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Blair Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodbine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Albright Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Albright Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Carroll County
  • Clay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clay Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Loran Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loran Methodist Cemetery
    • The Loran Methodist Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • The Loran Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Loran Cemetery
    • Loran Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Mosquito Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosquito Hill Cemetery
      • The Mosquito Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
      • The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Black Hawk Monument Cemetery
      • Blackhawk Monument Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180780 <5>
    • Kent Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Kent Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • The Kent Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kent Cemetery
      • Kent United Baptist Cemetery
      • Old Liberal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106432 <5>
    • Elizabeth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elizabeth Cemetery
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
      • The Elizabeth Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elizabeth City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972808 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Renner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renner Cemetery
      • The Renner Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Stone Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Howardsille Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howardsille Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howardsille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • West Chelsea Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Chelsea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Chelsea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County

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]<3> of the Plum River Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plum River Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pleasant Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Stockton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <7>
  • Polsgrove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
    • Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
  • Loran
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
    • Loran is located in Stephenson County
  • Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <7>
  • Yellow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
  • Elizabeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <7>
  • Blackhawk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk
    • Blackhawk is located in Carroll County
  • Arnold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Carroll County
  • Marcus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Carroll County
  • Pearl City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hanover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Center Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
      • Center Hill is located in Carroll County
    • Mount Carroll
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <7>
    • Nora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
      • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <7>
    • Savanna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
    • Zier Cors
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
      • Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Stephenson County
    • Ayers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
      • Ayers is located in Carroll County
    • Hickory Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hickory Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Carroll County
    • Wacker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacker
      • Wacker is located in Carroll County
    • Eleroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <7>
    • Apple River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Plum River Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jo Daviess County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plum River Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Apple River
  • Elizabeth
  • Lena
    • Lena lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Plum River Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Mount Carroll
  • Nora
    • Nora lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Plum River Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
  • Pearl City
  • Savanna
    • Savanna lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Plum River Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Savanna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Stockton
  • Warren
    • Warren lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Plum River Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warren.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren

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 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 Plum River Catholic Cemetery:

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 Plum River Catholic Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #415960  (Plum River Catholic Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #415960 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stockton
    • County: Jo Daviess         Elev: 272
    • Location given for GNIS #415960 (Plum River Catholic Cemetery)

The official website for Jo Daviess County: www.jodaviess.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Jo Daviess, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Plum River Catholic Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2806, Longitude: -90.0476       In this case, the coordinates for the Plum River Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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