A visit to the Silver Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Silver Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Silver Creek Cemetery (FG ID #108255).
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 Silver Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silver Creek Cemetery:
42.0928, -89.4086
The Silver Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Leaf River.
The cemetery is located in Ogle County<3>.
The county seat for Ogle County is located in Oregon. Oregon lies just to the southeast of the Silver Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Silver Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silver Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Camlin Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camlin Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lightsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lightsville Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville Cemetery
- North Grove Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adeline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adeline Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- North Grove Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- West Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Branch Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Egan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Ebenezer Reformed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- North Grove Zion Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haldane Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Haldane Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldane Cemetery
- Byron City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Byron City Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron City 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 Silver Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silver Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leaf River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adeline
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Oregon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haldane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- German Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forreston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Seward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Polo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stillman Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Chana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woosung
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winnebago
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Silver Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ogle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silver Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Byron lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Forreston
- German Valley
- Leaf River
- Mount Morris
- Oregon
- Polo
- Polo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Silver Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Stillman Valley
- Winnebago
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Silver Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Ogle 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 Silver Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108255
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1705998 (Silver Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1705998 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: Ogle
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Morris
- Location given for Silver Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0928047 Lon: -89.4084424
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Silver Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Ogle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |