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A visit to the Pontiac 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 Pontiac City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pontiac City Cemetery (FG ID #288460).

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 Pontiac City Cemetery ...

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

40.8742, -88.6255

The Pontiac City Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the northwest of the Pontiac City Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pontiac City Cemetery.

Establishment of the Pontiac City Cemetery ...

The Pontiac City Cemetery was established in 1857.

Name Variations for Pontiac City Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Pontiac City Cemetery.

Pontiac City Cemetery has also been known as:

  • South Side Cemetery
  • Southside Cemetery
  • Pontiac Southside Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pontiac City Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Houder Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Houder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houder Cemetery
  • Patty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Patty Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
  • Rowe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The McMillan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • Rook's Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Rook's Creek Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook's Creek Cemetery
  • Swygert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Swygert Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert Cemetery
  • Corbins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Corbins Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbins Cemetery
  • Walden Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Walden Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Farm Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Avoca Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Camp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Camp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
    • Cornell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cornell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
    • Zooks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zooks Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Cemetery
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Payne Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
    • Weston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Weston Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
    • Bayou Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bayou Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cemetery
    • Earp Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Earp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earp Cemetery
    • Nigh Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nigh Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nigh Chapel Cemetery
    • Pike Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pike Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
    • Chenoa Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pontiac City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pontiac 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 Pontiac City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chenoa
    • Chenoa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pontiac City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chenoa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
  • Cornell
    • Cornell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Pontiac City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cornell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Emington
  • Fairbury
  • Flanagan
  • Forrest
  • Gridley
    • Gridley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Pontiac City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gridley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Long Point
  • Odell
    • Odell lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pontiac City Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Pontiac

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 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 Pontiac City Cemetery: