A visit to the Silent Hill 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 Silent Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silent Hill Cemetery:
42.4328, -89.7246
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Silent Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silent Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Silent Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silent Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shippy Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippy Salem Cemetery
- Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Basswood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
- Waite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
- Manny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Richland Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grisby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisby Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Orangeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Rock Lily Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Lily Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lily Cemetery
- The Rock Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443154 <5>
- Cedarville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oneco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oneco Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Louisa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Salem UCC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem UCC Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UCC Cemetery
- Samel Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eleroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleroy Cemetery
- Harlem Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Center Cemetery
- Eldorado Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado 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 Silent Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silent Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McConnell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Orangeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Winslow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eleroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Afolkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Cadiz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Browntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Dakota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Twin Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Nora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- South Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Rock City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
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 Silent Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silent Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- Lena
- Lena lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Silent Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Monroe
- Nora
- Nora lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Silent Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- Rock City
- South Wayne
- Winslow
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 Silent Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Silent Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418498 (Silent Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418498 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orangeville
- Location given for Silent Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4327907 Lon: -89.7245634
- 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 Stephenson, 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 from Point A (ie- Silent Hill 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. |