A visit to the Saint Mary's 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary's Cemetery:
40.9528, -87.6525
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Iroquois County<2>.
The county seat for Iroquois County is located in Watseka. Watseka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Mary's Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary's Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Mary's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Papineau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Greentown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greentown Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- St. Anne Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Anne Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anne Twp. Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Twp. Cemetery
- The St. Anne Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anne Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Teege Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Teege Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teege Cemetery
- J H Grant Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Concordia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Old Burg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Burg Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burg Cemetery
- Guiding Star Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prarie Dell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Prarie Dell Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prarie Dell Cemetery
- Lyman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyman Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman Cemetery
- Gaffield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Russell Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Chapel Cemetery is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Chapel Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mary's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beaverville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Papineau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Donovan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Anne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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 <6>
- Iroquois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- L'Erable
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- L'Erable is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Erable
- Morocco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aroma Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watseka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sun River Terrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Beaver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Sammons Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Sheldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chebanse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Effner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Momence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Litchfield is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Otto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kankakee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashkum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kentland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Illiana Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana Heights
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iroquois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashkum
- Chebanse
- Crescent City
- Donovan
- Kankakee
- Kentland
- Martinton
- Momence
- Morocco
- Saint Anne
- Sheldon
- Watseka
- Woodland
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Iroquois 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1951733 (Saint Mary's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951733 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: Iroquois
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beaverville
- Location given for Saint Mary's Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9528114 Lon: -87.6525336
- 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 Iroquois, 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' (or 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 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. |