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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the South Essex Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Essex Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #1964373)

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 South Essex Twp. Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Essex Twp. Cemetery

Lat:   41.1770°   (41° 10' 37")

Lon:   -88.1675°   (-88° 10' 3")

The South Essex Twp. Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<2>.

The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the South Essex Twp. Cemetery .

Name Variations for South Essex Twp. Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with South Essex Twp. Cemetery.

South Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:

  • South Essex Cemetery
  • Essex Twp. Cemetery
  • Essex Cemetery
  • Foote Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Essex Twp. Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Kankakee County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the South Essex Twp. Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Essex Twp. Cemetery.

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

    • Essex
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Clarke City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • Union Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Godley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • South Wilmington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • East Brooklyn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Reddick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Braidwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Braceville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
      • Braceville is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <4>
    • Lakewood Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
      • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
    • Central City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Grundy County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Gardner
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
        • Gardner is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
      • Buckingham
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
        • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <4>
      • Diamond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
        • Diamond is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <4>
      • Herscher
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilmington
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
        • Wilmington is located in Will County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
      • Coal City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
        • Coal City is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,351 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal City <4>
      • Cardiff
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
        • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
      • Carbon Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
        • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Symerton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
        • Symerton is located in Will County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Campus
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
        • Campus is located in Livingston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <4>
      • Cabery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
        • Cabery is located in Ford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <4>
      • Irwin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
        • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Limestone
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
        • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 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 South Essex Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Essex Twp. Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the South Essex Twp. Cemetery.<6>

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

    • North Essex Twp. Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The North Essex Twp. Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The North Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Essex Cemetery
      • Essex Twp. Cemetery
      • North Essex Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Essex Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107202 <1>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Custer Park Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Prairie United Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
    • Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coleman Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Union Hill.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Beach Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
      • McGillivray Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McGillivray Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The McGillivray Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGillivray Cemetery
      • Wesley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Will County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Schreffler Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Will County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Oakwood Protestant Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakwood Protestant Cemetery is located in Will County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Protestant Cemetery

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

    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 South Essex Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #418749  (South Essex Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #418749 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: Essex
      • County: Kankakee         Elev: 183
      • Location given for GNIS #418749 (South Essex Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1964373

    The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

    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 Kankakee, 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 South Essex Twp. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1770, Longitude: -88.1675    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <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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