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Introduction ...

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. John's Ash Grove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery

Lat:   40.6300°   (40° 37' 48")

Lon:   -87.9059°   (-87° 54' 21")

The St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County<2>.

The county seat for Iroquois County is located in Watseka. Watseka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Cissna Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cissna Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cissna Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cissna Park Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Ash Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Del Rey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Del Rey Cemetery
    • The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lehigh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222501 <5>
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Schwer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schwer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schwer Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Onarga Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onarga Cemetery
    • The Onarga Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Onarga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Onarga.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1926812 <5>
  • Amity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amity Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Gilman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilman Cemetery
    • The Gilman Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Gilman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1027535 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Gilman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032338 <5>
    • Lisk Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lisk Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Old Apostolic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Apostolic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Apostolic Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Thawville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thawville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thawville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thawville Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Rankin Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rankin Union Cemetery
      • The Rankin Union Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • The Rankin Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Karter Cemetery
      • Rankin Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960194 <5>
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Body Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Body Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Body Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Body Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Wenger Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wenger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wenger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wenger Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Pellville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Milford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Milford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Milford Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Vennum Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vennum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vennum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vennum Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Bardon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bardon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bardon Cemetery is located in Iroquois County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Woodworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
  • Cissna Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
    • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <6>
  • Claytonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schwer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
    • Schwer is located in Iroquois County
  • Del Rey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
    • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
  • Buckley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
    • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <6>
  • Goodwine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Onarga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <6>
  • Gilman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescent City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
    • Crescent City is located in Iroquois County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ridgeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
    • Loda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <6>
    • Rankin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <6>
    • Thawville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
      • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <6>
    • East Lynn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <6>
    • Danforth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <6>
    • Wellington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Watseka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • La Hogue
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
    • Roberts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <6>
    • Paxton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <6>

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. John's Ash Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iroquois County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashkum
    • Ashkum lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashkum.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashkum
  • Buckley
    • Buckley lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buckley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
  • Cissna Park
  • Crescent City
  • Gilman
    • Gilman lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Hoopeston
  • Loda
    • Loda lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
  • Milford
  • Onarga
    • Onarga lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onarga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
  • Paxton
    • Paxton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paxton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Piper City
  • Rankin
    • Rankin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rankin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Thawville
    • Watseka
      • Watseka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Watseka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
    • Woodland
      • Woodland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Woodland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland

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 St. John's Ash Grove 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. John's Ash Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1951711  (Saint John's Ash Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1951711 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: Onarga East
    • County: Iroquois         Elev: 203
    • Location given for GNIS #1951711 (Saint John's Ash Grove Cemetery)

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Iroquois, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6300, Longitude: -87.9059       In this case, the coordinates for the St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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.




 

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