A visit to the South Essex Township 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 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. 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 South Essex Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Essex Twp. Cemetery:
41.1770, -88.1675
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the South Essex Twp. Cemetery.<4>
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)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Custer Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- McGillivray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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)
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Union Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Custer Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Godley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- South Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- East Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- 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)
- Goodrich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lakewood Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Gardner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buckingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Herscher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Symerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cabery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Irwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Limestone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- 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.
- Braidwood
- Coal City
- Gardner
- Herscher
- Reddick
- Wilmington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #1964373
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418749 (South Essex Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418749 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Essex
- Location given for South Essex Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1769764 Lon: -88.1678331
- 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> | 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Essex Twp. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |