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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheets Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheets Cemetery

Lat:   41.0234°   (41° 1' 24")

Lon:   -89.8223°   (-89° 49' 20")

The Sheets Cemetery is located in Stark County<2>.

The county seat for Stark County is located in Toulon. Toulon lies just to the north northwest of the Sheets Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sheets Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheets Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • County Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Stark County
  • Starwano Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starwano Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starwano Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Starwano Cemetery is located in Stark County
  • Stringtown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Schiebel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schiebel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schiebel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schiebel Cemetery is located in Stark County
  • Wyoming Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyoming Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyoming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wyoming Cemetery is located in Stark County
  • St. Dominic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Dominic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Dominic Cemetery is located in Stark County
  • Toulon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toulon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toulon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toulon Cemetery is located in Stark County
  • West Jersey Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jersey Methodist Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jersey Methodist Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Jersey Methodist Churchyard Cemetery is located in Stark County
  • Walliker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walliker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walliker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walliker Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Mawbey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mawbey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mawbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mawbey Cemetery is located in Stark County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Princeville Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeville Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeville Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Princeville Twp. Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Stark County
    • Shockley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shockley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shockley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shockley Cemetery is located in Stark County
    • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apostolic Christian Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Streitmatter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Streitmatter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Streitmatter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Streitmatter Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Snareville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McClenahan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClenahan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClenahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClenahan Cemetery is located in Stark County
    • Woertz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woertz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woertz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woertz Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Eagleston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagleston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eagleston Cemetery is located in Stark County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheets Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheets Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wyoming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Toulon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
    • Toulon is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <6>
  • West Jersey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Jersey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
    • West Jersey is located in Stark County
  • Monica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
    • Monica is located in Peoria County
  • Princeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Princeville is located in Peoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeville <6>
  • Laura
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Castleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
    • Castleton is located in Stark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton <6>
  • Modena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
    • Modena is located in Stark County
  • Elmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
    • Elmore is located in Peoria County
  • Speer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
    • Speer is located in Stark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speer <6>
  • La Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fayette
    • La Fayette is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Fayette <6>
  • Camp Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Edelstein
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edelstein have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edelstein
      • Edelstein is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edelstein <6>
    • Williamsfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsfield
      • Williamsfield is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsfield <6>
    • Brimfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dunlap
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <6>
    • Osceola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Osceola is located in Stark County
    • Victoria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <6>
    • Kewanee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
      • Kewanee is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kewanee <6>
    • Galva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sheets Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #418329 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wyoming
    • County: Stark         Elev: 208
    • Location given for GNIS #418329 (Sheets Cemetery)

The official website for Stark County: www.stark-county.net/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Stark, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sheets Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0234, Longitude: -89.8223       In this case, the coordinates for the Sheets Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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