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. 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. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
41.2028, -89.4376
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>
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Hennepin. Hennepin lies just to the east northeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- The Putnam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Putnman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #445772 <5>
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- The Hunter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cottage Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267621 <5>
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Mt. Bloom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Milo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Milo Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyds Grove Cemetery
- Boyds Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104840 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Florid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Florid Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid Cemetery
- Florid Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Florid Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid Cemetery
- Jenkins - Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Nighswonger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Nighswonger Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nighswonger Cemetery
- Bonham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bonham Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Searl Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Searl Ridge Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searl Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Putnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bureau Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hennepin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tiskilwa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Mark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sparland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McNabb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- De Pue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Standard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ottville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Seatonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollowayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Wyanet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Palatine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Castleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Varna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buda
(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. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Buda
- Buda lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
- De Pue
- Granville
- Hennepin
- Henry
- Henry lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Lacon
- Magnolia
- Princeton
- Sparland
- Spring Valley
- Tiskilwa
- Varna
- Wyanet
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417435 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417435 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Putnam
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2028147 Lon: -89.437591
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Putnam, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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> | 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. |