A visit to the Renner 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 Renner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Renner Cemetery:
42.1891, -89.9102
The Renner Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies just to the south southwest of the Renner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Renner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Renner Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Renner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stone Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loran Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sabin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lanark City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carroll County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Renner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Renner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zier Cors
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Polsgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearl City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Carroll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lanark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Center Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wacker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Hickory Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stockton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Ayers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argo Fay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 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 Renner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Renner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lanark
- Lena
- Lena lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Renner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Mount Carroll
- Pearl City
- Shannon
- Stockton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Renner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Renner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1785435 (Renner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1785435 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loran
- Location given for Renner Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1891876 Lon: -89.9104001
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Renner 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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. |
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