A visit to the Section 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 Section Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Section Cemetery:
41.4206, -88.6654
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Section Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Section Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Section Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Section Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Section Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Section Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- David Strawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The David Strawn Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Strawn Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Norway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Norway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
- Brumbach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
- Fox River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fox River Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox River Cemetery
- Manlius Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spradling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spradling Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradling Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Old Brumbach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brumbach Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Osmundson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Osmundson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmundson Cemetery
- Debolt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Debolt Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debolt Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Stebbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stebbins Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- West Serena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Serena Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Serena Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Holderman & Hoge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Section Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Section Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stavanger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Nettle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Serena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Wedron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Sheridan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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 <6>
- Marseilles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Millington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Naplate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Hitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Baker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Wauponsee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Morris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somonauk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Grand Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaslight Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Claypool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Leland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandwich
(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 Section Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Section Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leland
- Marseilles
- Morris
- Newark
- Ottawa
- Sandwich
- Seneca
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Section Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Section Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418178 (Section Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418178 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Serena
- Location given for Section Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4205876 Lon: -88.6653511
- 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 La Salle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Section 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. |