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:
42.0034, -89.3768
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 Ogle County<2>.
The county seat for Ogle County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies just to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> 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.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Daysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Daysville Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Mount Morris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107267 <5>
- Lighthouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lighthouse Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Cemetery
- Camlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Camlin Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camlin Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Leaf River.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108255 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brethren Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
- Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Creek Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Detour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Washington Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Stinsonian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Stinsonian Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinsonian Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paynes Point Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Oregon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Mount Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Chana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leaf River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maryland is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
- Woosung
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haldane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haldane is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane
- Polo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nachusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adeline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Buffalo Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
- Dixon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stillman Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Egan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Flagg Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
- Forreston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Flagg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- German Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Davis Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Ogle 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.
- Ashton
- Byron
- Davis Junction
- Dixon
- Dixon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Mary's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dixon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Forreston
- Franklin Grove
- German Valley
- Leaf River
- Mount Morris
- Oregon
- Polo
- Stillman Valley
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 either 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 Ogle 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 #1705994 (Saint Mary's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1705994 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: Ogle
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Morris
- Location given for Saint Mary's Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.003363 Lon: -89.3767734
- 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 Ogle, 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 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. |