A visit to the Saint George 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 St. George Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. George Cemetery:
41.1913, -87.7744
The St. George Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies just to the southwest of the St. George Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the St. George Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. George Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kankakee Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Momence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Meter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rice - Bebe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Judes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- All Saint Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aroma Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leggtown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shrontz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heusing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. George Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. George Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint George
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bradley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sun River Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Manteno
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bourbonnais
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kankakee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Momence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aroma Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grant Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peotone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sammons Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Saint Anne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <5>
- Illiana Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Illinoi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Illinoi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sherburnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beecher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Chebanse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bonfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goodrich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Papineau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodenow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wallingford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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. George Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. George Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chebanse
- Kankakee
- Manteno
- Momence
- Monee
- Peotone
- Saint Anne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. George Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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. George Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810680 (Saint George Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810680 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradley
- Location given for Saint George Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1914217 Lon: -87.7744847
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- St. George Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |