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A visit to the Saint Columba Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Columba Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Columba Cemetery (FG ID #107856)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 St. Columba Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Columba Cemetery

Lat:   41.3666°   (41° 21' 59")

Lon:   -88.8179°   (-88° 49' 4")

The St. Columba Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.

The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies just to the southwest of the St. Columba Cemetery .

Name Variations for St. Columba Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

St. Columba Cemetery has also been known as:

  • St. Columba's Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Columba Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Summit View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summit View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Trumbo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shaver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Debolt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Galloway Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Old Brumbach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brumbach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brumbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Brumbach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumbach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brumbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freedom Lutheran Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Grand Rapids Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Rapids Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Rapids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • West Serena Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Christian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christian Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Section Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Section Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Section Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Section Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • David Strawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Strawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Strawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The David Strawn Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Olson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Gouldtown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gouldtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gouldtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gouldtown Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Stebbins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stebbins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stebbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stebbins Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Manlius Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manlius Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manlius Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manlius Methodist Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Norway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in La Salle County

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]<3> of the St. Columba Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Columba Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 St. Columba Cemetery. The following communities are located in La Salle County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Columba Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 St. Columba Cemetery:

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 St. Columba Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #426978  (Saint Columba's Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #426978 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ottawa
    • County: LaSalle         Elev: 171
    • Location given for GNIS #426978 (Saint Columba's Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #107856

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Columba Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3666, Longitude: -88.8179    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.