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. 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. Wendelin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Wendelin Cemetery:
42.1550, -89.7518
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- Lanark City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forreston Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Brookville Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liebhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhart Cemetery
- Babbs Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbs Grove Cemetery
- 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)
- Hart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart 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]<2> of the St. Wendelin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Wendelin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zier Cors
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lanark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forreston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loran
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elkhorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chadwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haldane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Elkhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adeline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Polsgrove
(13 miles [20.9 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. 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.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- Lanark
- Milledgeville
- Mount Carroll
- Pearl City
- Shannon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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. Wendelin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417843 (Saint Wendelin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417843 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone Branch
- Location given for Saint Wendelin Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1550234 Lon: -89.7506725
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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- St. Wendelin Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | 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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