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A visit to the Saint Joseph Cemetery ...

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. Joseph Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery

Lat:   40.9948°   (40° 59' 41")

Lon:   -88.2276°   (-88° 13' 39")

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Paxton. Paxton lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the south of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
  • Broughton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broughton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broughton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Edgerville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgerville Cemetery
    • The Edgerville Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • The Edgerville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Floridgeville Cemetery
  • Mona Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mona Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mona Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mona Twp. Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Grand Prairie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Cemetery
    • The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • The Grand Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grand Prairie EUB Cemetery
  • Round Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Emington.
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Call Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
  • Sullivan Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sullivan Center Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Milk's Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milk's Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milk's Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milk's Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coleman Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Union Hill.
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Pilot Center Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Center Cemetery
      • The Pilot Center Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Prairie United Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Cabery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
    • Cabery is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <6>
  • Kempton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kempton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kempton is located in Ford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kempton <6>
  • Buckingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <6>
  • Campus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
    • Campus is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <6>
  • Cardiff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
  • Emington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emington
    • Emington is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emington <6>
  • Herscher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Reddick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Griswold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
  • Cullom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
    • Cullom is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullom <6>
  • Union Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Saunemin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Goodrich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodrich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
    • Clarke City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • South Wilmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Charlotte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlotte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Dwight
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Dwight is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
    • East Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Eylar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Irwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Bonfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Essex
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gardner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <6>
    • Wing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
    • Clifton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Braceville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
      • Braceville is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <6>
    • Odell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <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. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cullom
    • Cullom lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cullom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
  • Dwight
  • Emington
  • Gardner
  • Herscher
  • Odell
  • Reddick

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 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. Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #417434  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #417434 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: Cabery
    • County: Ford         Elev: 210
    • Location given for GNIS #417434 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)

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 Ford, 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 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. Joseph Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9948, Longitude: -88.2276       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Joseph 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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