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:
40.3834, -89.5292
The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<1>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Pekin. Pekin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danforth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orendorff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Schlipp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bratt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Griesemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dillon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Sand Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Briggs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Delavan
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brownwood ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boynton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Winkel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Jose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sutter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Natrona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fravert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Tremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Minier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schaeferville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stoehrs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkland
(12 miles [19.3 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. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell 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.
- Armington
- Delavan
- Emden
- Emden lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Hopedale
- Minier
- Minier lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minier.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
- Tremont
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 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 Tazewell 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 #417561 (Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417561 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delavan North
- Location given for Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3836525 Lon: -89.5292683
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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'. |
| <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. |
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