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A visit to the Saint Patrick's Catholic 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. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery:

40.7478, -88.3151

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

The St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forrest Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Forrest Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Twp. Cemetery
    • The Forrest Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forrest Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #631073 <5>
  • Five Mile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Five Mile Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Germanville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Germanville Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville Cemetery
  • Brewton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Brewton Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton Cemetery
  • North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Strawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Strawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
  • Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • East Graceland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The East Graceland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Graceland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Graceland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fairbury.
    • The East Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • German Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201400 <5>
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • South Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
    • Avoca Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Twp. Cemetery
      • The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Avoca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
    • Sullivan Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sunny Slope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.

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

  • Chatsworth
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Forrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Charlotte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Piper City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wing is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Strawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cullom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fairbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Griswold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Sibley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Roberts
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thawville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saunemin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Hogue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Avoca is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Cropsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Eylar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Kempton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Swygert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • McDowell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • McDowell is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
    • Emington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Garber
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Garber is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Del Rey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
    • Onarga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gilman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Weston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston

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. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Chatsworth
  • Cullom
    • Cullom lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cullom.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
  • Emington
  • Fairbury
  • Forrest
  • Gilman
    • Gilman lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Melvin
    • Melvin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Melvin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Onarga
    • Onarga lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onarga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
  • Piper City
  • Roberts
    • Roberts lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roberts.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Sibley
    • Sibley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sibley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
  • Thawville

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 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. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Livingston 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. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #417676  (Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417676 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: Livingston
      • Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chatsworth South
      • Location given for Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.747813     Lon: -88.3150509
      • 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 Livingston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Patrick's Catholic 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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