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:
41.6342, -89.7840
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 Whiteside County<2>.
The county seat for Whiteside County is located in Morrison. Morrison lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 13 miles [20.9 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.
- Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Old Hume Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Hume Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hume Cemetery
- Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Leon Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Golder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Golder Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golder Cemetery
- Washington Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Como Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Como Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- Lyndon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lyndon Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Cemetery
- Hooppole Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooppole Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole Cemetery
- New Bedford Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bowen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Walnut.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184735 <5>
- Shady Town Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Shady Town Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Town Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Our Savior lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Round Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
- Follett Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Follett Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Tampico
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yorktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Deer Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prophetstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lyndon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooppole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Denrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Manlius
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Malvern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Prairieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
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 Whiteside 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
- Coleta
- Erie
- Manlius
- Morrison
- Ohio
- Ohio lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ohio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
- Prophetstown
- Rock Falls
- Sterling
- 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 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 Whiteside 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 #1718897 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718897 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: Whiteside
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tampico
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6341989 Lon: -89.7839955
- 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 Whiteside, 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 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. |