A visit to the Sheets 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 Sheets Cemetery ...
The Sheets Cemetery is located in Stark County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Eagleston Cemetery
- The Eagleston Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleston Cemetery
- Mawbey Cemetery
- The Mawbey Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mawbey Cemetery
- McClenahan Cemetery
- The McClenahan Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClenahan Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Princeville Twp. Cemetery
- St. Dominic Cemetery
- The St. Dominic Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominic Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Schiebel Cemetery
- The Schiebel Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schiebel Cemetery
- Shockley Cemetery
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Snareville Cemetery
- Starwano Cemetery
- The Starwano Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starwano Cemetery
- Streitmatter Cemetery
- The Streitmatter Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streitmatter Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
- Toulon Cemetery
- The Toulon Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon Cemetery
- Walliker Cemetery
- The Walliker Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walliker Cemetery
- West Jersey Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
- Woertz Cemetery
- The Woertz Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woertz Cemetery
- Wyoming Cemetery
- The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheets Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bradford
- Brimfield
- Camp Grove
- Castleton
- Dunlap
- Edelstein
- Elmore
- Elmore is located in Peoria County
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- Galva
- Kewanee
- La Fayette
- Laura
- Modena
- Modena is located in Stark County
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- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Monica
- Monica is located in Peoria County
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- Osceola
- Osceola is located in Stark County
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- Princeville
- Speer
- Toulon
- Victoria
- West Hallock
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
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- West Jersey
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
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- Williamsfield
- Wyoming
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 Sheets Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheets Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altona
- Bradford
- Brimfield
- Chillicothe
- Elmwood
- Galva
- Kewanee
- Neponset
- Princeville
- Toulon
- Williamsfield
- Wyoming
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 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 Sheets Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stark 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 Sheets Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418329 (Sheets Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418329 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: Stark
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wyoming
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Sheets Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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