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A visit to the River Valley Memorial Gardens ...

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 River Valley Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the River Valley Memorial Gardens:

42.0764, -88.2887

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

The River Valley Memorial Gardens is located in Kane County<2>.

The county seat for Kane County is located in Geneva. Geneva lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the River Valley Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the River Valley Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the River Valley Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from River Valley Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Dundee Twp. Cemetery West is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Twp. Cemetery West
    • The Dundee Twp. Cemetery West has also been known as:
    • Dundee Twp. West Cemetery
  • Dundee Twp. Cemetery East
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dundee Twp. Cemetery East is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Twp. Cemetery East
    • The Dundee Twp. Cemetery East has also been known as:
    • Dundee Twp. East Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105457 <5>
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin State Hospital Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bluff City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bluff City Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
    • The Bluff City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bluff City Boulevard Cemetery
    • Elgin City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163487 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elgin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107039 <5>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Washington Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Udina Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Udina Cemetery is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udina Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Udina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Elgin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981683 <5>
  • Lake Street Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Buena Vista Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
    • Village of Algonquin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Village of Algonquin Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Algonquin Cemetery
      • The Village of Algonquin Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Algonquin Cemetery
    • Little Woods Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Little Woods Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Woods Cemetery
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
    • Haeger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Haeger Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haeger Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Starks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Starks Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Cemetery
      • The Starks Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Stark's Cemetery
    • North Plato Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The North Plato Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato Cemetery
    • Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Prairie Cemetery is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Cemetery
    • Greve Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Greve Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greve Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Chunns Burying Ground
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Chunns Burying Ground is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunns Burying Ground
      • The Chunns Burying Ground has also been known as:
      • Chunn Cemetery
      • Oak Glen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the River Valley Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from River Valley Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Sleepy Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elgin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • East Dundee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Carpentersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Dundee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilberts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Elgin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Elgin is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,646 people
  • Coleman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Coleman is located in Kane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Streamwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Barrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Barrington is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barrington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,976 people
  • Barrington Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrington Hills is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,152 people
  • Algonquin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Freeman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Freeman is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Bowes Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
    • Hoffman Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake-in-the-Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pingree Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Plato Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartlett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Trout Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Trout Valley is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Starks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Starks is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Wayne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hanover Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Inverness
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox River Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cary is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <6>
    • Huntley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Plato
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Plato is located in Kane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato

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 River Valley Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kane County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The River Valley Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 River Valley Memorial Gardens: