A visit to the Saint Mary's Catholic 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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
40.8770, -88.5945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the west northwest of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pontiac City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pontiac City Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac City Cemetery
- The Pontiac City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pontiac Southside Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288460 <5>
- Houder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Houder Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houder Cemetery
- Patty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Patty Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Swygert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Swygert Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McMillan Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Rook's Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rook's Creek Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook's Creek Cemetery
- Avoca Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Twp. Cemetery
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
- Camp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Camp Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Corbins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Corbins Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Walden Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Walden Farm Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Farm Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Cornell Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Zooks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zooks Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Cemetery
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Odell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Odell Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108635 <5>
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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pontiac
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pontiac is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
- McDowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McDowell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Swygert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Swygert is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Cayuga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Eylar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eylar is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Fairbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saunemin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Odell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Odell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
- Graymont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wing is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cornell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chenoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Griswold is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Forrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flanagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Blackstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunbury is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Adams ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adams is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Budd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Budd is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chenoa
- Chenoa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chenoa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
- Cornell
- Cullom
- Emington
- Fairbury
- Flanagan
- Forrest
- Odell
- Odell lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Pontiac
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417566 (Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417566 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northeast Pontiac
- Location given for Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8769777 Lon: -88.5945047
- 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 Livingston, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Mary's Catholic 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. |