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. 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 St. Columba Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Columba Cemetery:
41.3666, -88.8179
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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:
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)
- Summit View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Summit View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Cemetery
- 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)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Debolt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Old Brumbach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brumbach Cemetery
- Brumbach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
- Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Grand Rapids Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- West Serena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Section Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Section Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Cemetery
- David Strawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The David Strawn Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Strawn Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Gouldtown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gouldtown Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldtown Cemetery
- Stebbins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Stebbins Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Cemetery
- Manlius Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Norway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
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:
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Naplate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Hitt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wedron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marseilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Serena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stavanger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waltham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Vermilionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- La Salle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oglesby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nettle Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Triumph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leonore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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.
- La Salle
- Marseilles
- Ottawa
- Seneca
- Sheridan
- Utica
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 St. Columba Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #107856
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426978 (Saint Columba's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426978 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ottawa
- Location given for Saint Columba's Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3661443 Lon: -88.819243
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Columba 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |