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A visit to the Saint Wendelin 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. Wendelin Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.1550°   (42° 9' 18")

Lon:   -89.7518°   (-89° 45' 6")

The St. Wendelin Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.

The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the St. Wendelin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Wendelin Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Shell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Brethren in Christ Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Sabin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sabin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sabin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Lanark City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chambers Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chambers Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Prairie Dell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Dell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Dell Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Wolf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Forreston Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forreston Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forreston Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forreston Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
  • Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stone Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Brookville Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Liebhart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liebhart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liebhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Babbs Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babbs Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babbs Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Renner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Schriner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brookville Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookville Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookville Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookville Twp. Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Hart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County

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. Wendelin Cemetery.

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

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. Wendelin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #417843  (Saint Wendelin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #417843 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: Boone Branch
    • County: Carroll         Elev: 288
    • Location given for GNIS #417843 (Saint Wendelin Cemetery)

The official website for Carroll County: visitcarrollcountyil.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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. Wendelin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1550, Longitude: -89.7518    
<3>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.
<4>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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