A visit to the Saratoga 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 Saratoga Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Saratoga Cemetery (FG ID #108142).
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 Saratoga Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Saratoga Cemetery:
41.4372, -88.4225
The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Morris. Morris lies just to the south of the Saratoga Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Saratoga Cemetery.
Establishment of the Saratoga Cemetery ...
The Saratoga Cemetery was established in 1800.
Name Variations for Saratoga 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.
Saratoga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conklin Cemetery
- Osman 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Saratoga Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Saratoga Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Munger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Munger Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger Cemetery
- Catholic North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cryder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cryder Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryder Cemetery
- Aux Sable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Aux Sable Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aux Sable Cemetery
- Lisbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plattville Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holderman & Hoge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Holderman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holderman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
- Plattville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sample Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Dresden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Helmar Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willard Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cross Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Short Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short 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 Saratoga Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Saratoga Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gaslight Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Claypool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plattville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Minooka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Channahon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nettle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stavanger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wauponsee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carbon Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Blodgett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shorewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Mazon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Central City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Braidwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Saratoga Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Saratoga Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Coal City
- Mazon
- Minooka
- Morris
- Newark
- Plattville
- Seneca
- Sheridan
- Yorkville
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 Saratoga Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Saratoga Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108142
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418020 (Saratoga Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418020 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lisbon
- Location given for Saratoga Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4372533 Lon: -88.4225684
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Grundy, 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- Saratoga 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |