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A visit to the Saint Pauls 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.3222°   (42° 19' 19")

Lon:   -89.9035°   (-89° 54' 12")

The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Blair Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Blair Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blair Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelloggs Grove Cemetery
    • The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • The Kelloggs Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Black Hawk Monument Cemetery
    • Blackhawk Monument Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180780 <5>
  • Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yellow Creek Brethren Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Howardsille Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howardsille Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howardsille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Holley Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holley Grove Cemetery
    • The Holley Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holley Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Lena.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106206 <5>
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Clay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clay Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Loran Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loran Methodist Cemetery
    • The Loran Methodist Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • The Loran Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Loran Cemetery
    • Loran Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lena Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Lena Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Salem UCC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem UCC Cemetery
      • The Salem UCC Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Samel Evangelical Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samel Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samel Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Samel Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Louisa Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louisa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louisa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Waddams Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waddams Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waddams Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waddams Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Kent
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <6>
  • Yellow Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
  • Loran
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
    • Loran is located in Stephenson County
  • Pearl City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Stephenson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
  • Stockton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Stephenson County
  • Eleroy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
  • Nora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
    • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <6>
  • Bolton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
  • McConnell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
    • McConnell is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Polsgrove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polsgrove
      • Polsgrove is located in Carroll County
    • Zier Cors
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
      • Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
    • Warren
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Jo Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
    • Red Oak
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
    • Georgetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
    • Freeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <6>
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
    • Winslow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shannon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Florence is located in Stephenson County
    • Cedarville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lanark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Apple River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Apple River
  • Freeport
  • Lanark
    • Lanark lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lanark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lena
    • Lena lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Nora
    • Nora lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
  • Pearl City
  • Shannon
  • Stockton
  • Warren
    • Warren lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Warren.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Winslow
    • Winslow lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winslow.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow

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 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. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery:

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. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1955411  (Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1955411 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kent
    • County: Stephenson         Elev: 267
    • Location given for GNIS #1955411 (Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery)

The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Stephenson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3222, Longitude: -89.9035       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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