A visit to the Shannon Brethren 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 Shannon Brethren Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shannon Brethren Cemetery:
42.1459, -89.7433
The Shannon Brethren 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 Shannon Brethren Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shannon Brethren Cemetery.
Name Variations for Shannon Brethren 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.
Shannon Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Dunkard 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Shannon Brethren Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shannon Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chambers Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanark City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Dell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sabin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brookville Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forreston Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Schriner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookville Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Shannon Brethren Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shannon Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shannon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zier Cors
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lanark
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forreston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pearl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hitt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Haldane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adeline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 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 Shannon Brethren 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 Shannon Brethren 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 begin 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 Shannon Brethren 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 Shannon Brethren Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1785401 (Brethren Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1785401 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: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shannon
- Location given for Brethren Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.145857 Lon: -89.74345
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- Shannon Brethren 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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