A visit to the Saint Marys 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. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
41.5248, -89.9443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys 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. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hooppole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hooppole Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Kemmis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kemmis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemmis Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Leon Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery
- The Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Yorktown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218137 <5>
- Loraine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Loraine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Washington Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shady Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Town Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Town Cemetery
- Sharon Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharon Church Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Church Cemetery
- Pink Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pink Prairie Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Prairie Cemetery
- Mizpan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mizpan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpan Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Grand View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Grand View Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Cemetery
- Gold Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Gold Twp. Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Twp. Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
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. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hooppole
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Atkinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Annawan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tampico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prophetstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Mineral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geneseo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lyndon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Joslin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manlius
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rustic Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Hickory Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Neponset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annawan
- Atkinson
- Buda
- Buda lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
- Cambridge
- Erie
- Erie lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Geneseo
- Hillsdale
- Kewanee
- Manlius
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Neponset
- Prophetstown
- Sheffield
- Tampico
- Walnut
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. Marys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henry 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. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417571 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417571 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hooppole
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5247553 Lon: -89.9442766
- 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 Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. Marys 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. |