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:
40.9784, -88.4242
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 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] 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.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- 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 northwest of Emington.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Call Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
- East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2812448 <5>
- Odell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, 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>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108062 <5>
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Dwight Old Town Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McDowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Swygert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Swygert Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Broughton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Broughton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sullivan Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Nevada Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Round Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Emington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eylar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Saunemin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Griswold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Odell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swygert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Cayuga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cardiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Sunbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Cullom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Kempton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Cabery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Reddick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Buckingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Budd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Forrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarke City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- East Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- South Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Gardner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blackstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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.
- Cornell
- Cullom
- Cullom lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cullom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Dwight
- Emington
- Forrest
- Gardner
- Gardner lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gardner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Odell
- Odell lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Pontiac
- Reddick
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
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- 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 #417568 (Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417568 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: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saunemin
- Location given for Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9783655 Lon: -88.4242223
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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