A visit to the Rowe 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 Rowe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rowe Cemetery:
40.9145, -88.6962
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rowe Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the southeast of the Rowe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rowe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rowe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rowe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Corbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Corbins Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Zooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zooks Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Cemetery
- Walden Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walden Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Farm Cemetery
- Rook's Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rook's Creek Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook's Creek Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bayou Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cemetery
- Earp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Earp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earp Cemetery
- Pontiac City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pontiac City Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac City Cemetery
- The Pontiac City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pontiac Southside Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288460 <5>
- Nigh Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nigh Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nigh Chapel Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Calder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Calder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Houder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Houder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houder Cemetery
- Hadley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hadley Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pike Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Patty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Swygert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Swygert Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rowe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rowe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pontiac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graymont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Flanagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McDowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Swygert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Odell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chenoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Blackstone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Missal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meadows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Eylar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Ancona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Budd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Dana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vermilion City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Adams ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Coalville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Gridley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saunemin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Streator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Kernan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
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 Rowe 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 Rowe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chenoa
- Cornell
- Fairbury
- Flanagan
- Gridley
- Long Point
- Odell
- Pontiac
- Streator
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 either 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 Rowe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Rowe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417010 (Rowe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417010 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northwest Pontiac
- Location given for Rowe Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9144776 Lon: -88.6961758
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Livingston, 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 from Point A (ie- Rowe Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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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