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:
41.2678, -89.2362
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 Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Hennepin. Hennepin lies just 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 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Florid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Florid Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid Cemetery
- Florid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Florid Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- St. George Syrian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mt. Palatine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Palatine Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Palatine Cemetery
- St. Bede Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Bede Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bede Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Valentines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Valley Memorial Park is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
- De Pue Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Artestian Well Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peru City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Mark
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Granville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Standard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hennepin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Cedar Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- De Pue
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Seatonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McNabb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Dalzell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hollowayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bureau Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- Tonica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oglesby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Putnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- La Salle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry
(11 miles [17.7 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 Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- Granville
- Hennepin
- Henry
- Henry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- La Salle
- Ladd
- Ladd lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Lostant
- Magnolia
- Peru
- Peru lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Spring Valley
- Tonica
- Utica
- Utica lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Putnam 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 #417097 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417097 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Valley
- Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2678138 Lon: -89.2361976
- 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 Putnam, 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 things 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. |