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A visit to the Saint Matthew Lutheran 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. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery:

42.2181, -88.0623

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Waukegan. Waukegan lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lake Zurich Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Lake Zurich Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Zurich Cemetery
  • Transfiguration Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gridley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Gridley Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
  • Wauconda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
  • Diamond Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Diamond Lake Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Diamond Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mundelein.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105402 <5>
  • Ivanhoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Ivanhoe Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Cemetery
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The White Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
  • Knopf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Knopf Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knopf Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Willow Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lawn Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Cady Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cady Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cady Cemetery
    • Deer Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Deer Grove Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Grove Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Vernon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
    • Windridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Windridge Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windridge Cemetery
    • German Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The German Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shalom Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shalom Memorial Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalom Memorial Park
    • Randhill Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Lake County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Forest Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
  • Gilmer
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gilmer is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Hawthorn Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lake Zurich
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kildeer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • North Barrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • North Barrington is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barrington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,938 people
  • Deer Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Long Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Indian Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Mundelein
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ivanhoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Tower Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tower Lakes is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Barrington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Capri Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Capri Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
    • Prairie View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Prairie View is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
    • Vernon Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fremont Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Fremont Center is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Center
    • Wauconda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Barrington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lake Barrington is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
    • Buffalo Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aptakisic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
    • Libertyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Barrington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Port Barrington is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
      • Port Barrington has also been known as:
      • Port Barrington village
    • Fox River Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Inverness
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Palatine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnshire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mettawa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fox River Valley Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Lake 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. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1955733  (Saint Matthew Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1955733 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: Lake
      • Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lake Zurich
      • Location given for Saint Matthew Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2180798     Lon: -88.0622994
      • 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 Lake, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Matthew Lutheran 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.
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