A visit to the Searl Ridge 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 Searl Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Searl Ridge Cemetery:
41.3328, -89.3679
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Searl Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Searl Ridge Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the west northwest of the Searl Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Searl Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Searl Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Searl Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- De Pue Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The De Pue Village Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue Village Cemetery
- Artestian Well Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Artestian Well Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artestian Well Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins - Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollowayville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollowayville Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville Cemetery
- Malden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Malden Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden Cemetery
- Prairie Repose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Repose Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Repose Cemetery
- Woodlawn - Stoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Lawn Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107273 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Dover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dover Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- St. George Syrian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Valley Memorial Park is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
- Bereans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bereans Cemetery is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bereans Cemetery
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 Searl Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Searl Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bureau Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bureau Junction is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- De Pue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- De Pue is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Hollowayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollowayville is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ottville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ottville is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Seatonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hennepin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tiskilwa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ladd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <6>
- Zearing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zearing is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Putnam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dalzell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenoak is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Standard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyanet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kasbeer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limerick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limerick is also located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Searl Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Searl Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- Granville
- Hennepin
- Ladd
- Ladd lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Searl Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Peru
- Peru lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Searl Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Princeton
- Spring Valley
- Tiskilwa
- Wyanet
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 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 Searl Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Searl Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418165 (Searl Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418165 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Depue
- Location given for Searl Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3328139 Lon: -89.3678675
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Bureau, 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' (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- Searl Ridge 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> | 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. |