A visit to the Saint Judes 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. Judes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Judes Cemetery:
41.1825, -87.6585
The St. Judes Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the St. Judes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Judes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Judes Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Judes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shrontz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heusing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sherburnville Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beebe Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rice - Bebe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leggtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Concordia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bible Witness Camp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kankakee Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The West Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Judes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Judes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Momence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Litchfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grant Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Sun River Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Illiana Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Illinoi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Illinoi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sherburnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopkins Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aroma Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Schneider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Manteno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Anne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Sumava Resorts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beecher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bourbonnais
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Peotone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sammons Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodenow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Limestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Otto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Papineau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaverville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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. Judes 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. Judes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kankakee
- Manteno
- Momence
- Peotone
- Saint Anne
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 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. Judes 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. Judes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417493 (Saint Judes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417493 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: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Momence
- Location given for Saint Judes Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1825335 Lon: -87.6583706
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Judes 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. |