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A visit to the Saint Paulus Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Paulus Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Paulus Cemetery (FG ID #2217242)

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. Paulus Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.3543°   (41° 21' 15")

Lon:   -87.6448°   (-87° 38' 41")

The cemetery is located in Will County<3>.

As an estimate, the St. Paulus Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southeast of Beecher.

The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the west northwest of the St. Paulus Cemetery .

Name Variations for St. Paulus Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

St. Paulus Cemetery has also been known as:

  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Paulus Cemetery.<4>

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

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]<2> of the St. Paulus Cemetery.

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

  • Beecher
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Goodenow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Crete
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Crete is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <6>
  • Monee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Peotone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grant Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • University Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <6>
  • Steger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • South Chicago Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chicago Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
    • South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Richton Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Willowbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
    • Willowbrook is located in Will County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <6>
  • Park Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Sherburnville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <6>
    • Sauk Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chicago Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Olympia Fields
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympia Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia Fields
      • Olympia Fields is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olympia Fields <6>
    • Matteson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matteson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
      • Matteson is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matteson <6>
    • Saint John
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ford Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Heights
      • Ford Heights is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,647 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford Heights <6>
    • Manteno
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
      • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <6>
    • Illinoi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illinoi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
      • Illinoi is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Illinoi
      • From the St. Paulus Cemetery to Illinoi
    • Illinoi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illinoi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinoi
      • Illinoi is located in Kankakee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Illinoi
      • From the St. Paulus Cemetery to Illinoi
    • Lowell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
    • Lake Dalecarlia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lynwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
      • Lynwood is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynwood <6>
    • Flossmoor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flossmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flossmoor
      • Flossmoor is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,018 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flossmoor <6>

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. Paulus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Will County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1952370  (Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1952370 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: Unknown
    • County: Will
    • Location given for GNIS #1952370 (Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2217242

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Paulus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3543, Longitude: -87.6448    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 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.
<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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