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A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sacred Heart Cemetery:

41.0189, -88.3048

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

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Broughton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
  • Round Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Emington.
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Call Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sullivan Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dwight Old Town Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgerville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Edgerville Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerville Cemetery
    • The Edgerville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Floridgeville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Goodfarm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Goodfarm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfarm Cemetery
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie Cemetery
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Prairie EUB Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coleman Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Union Hill.
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Sunny Slope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Mona Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mona Twp. Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona Twp. Cemetery

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Campus
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cardiff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Emington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cabery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kempton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Reddick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Griswold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Dwight
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
  • Cullom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eylar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
  • Saunemin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Union Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarke City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • East Brooklyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Gardner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Herscher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Odell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
    • Essex
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Swygert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Charlotte
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Wing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Goodrich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Braceville
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cullom
  • Dwight
  • Emington
  • Gardner
  • Herscher
  • Odell
    • Odell lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Reddick

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #417096  (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417096 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: 203 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Campus
      • Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.0189212     Lon: -88.3047761
      • 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- Sacred Heart 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.