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A visit to the Skyline Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Skyline Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Skyline Memorial Park (FG ID #108271)

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 Skyline Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skyline Memorial Park

Lat:   41.4399°   (41° 26' 23")

Lon:   -87.7355°   (-87° 44' 7")

The cemetery is located in Will County<2>.

As an estimate, the Skyline Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Monee.

The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Skyline Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Skyline Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skyline Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Will County
  • Schlem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schlem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schlem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schlem Cemetery is located in Will County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Anne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Evangelical Reform Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New German Evangelical Zion Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Black Walnut Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Hill Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Elliott Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elliott Family Cemetery is located in Cook County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skyline Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skyline Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

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 Skyline Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Will County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skyline Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Skyline Memorial Park:

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 Skyline Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1719719  (Skyline Memorial Park)
    • Note: GNIS record #1719719 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: Steger
    • County: Will         Elev: 238
    • Location given for GNIS #1719719 (Skyline Memorial Park)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #108271

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

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

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Skyline Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4399, Longitude: -87.7355    
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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