A visit to the Spradling Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Spradling Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spradling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spradling Cemetery
Lat: 41.4920° (41° 29' 31")
Lon: -88.6667° (-88° 40' 0")
The Spradling Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Spradling Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Spradling Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spradling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Osmundson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osmundson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osmundson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Osmundson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Sheridan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sheridan Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Norway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norway Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Fox River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox River Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fox River Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Elerding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elerding Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elerding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elerding Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Olson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Olson Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Seaman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seaman Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- David Strawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Strawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Strawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The David Strawn Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Section Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Section Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Section Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Section Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Brumbach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brumbach Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brumbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Millington - Newark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Northville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Northville Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- West Serena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Serena Cemetery
- The West Serena Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kendall County
- Lett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lett Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Pierce Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pierce Family Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Debolt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Debolt Cemetery
- The Debolt Cemetery is located in La Salle County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spradling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spradling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
- Serena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena
- Serena is located in La Salle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Serena <5>
- Blakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blakes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Nettle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Kendall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <5>
- Wedron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stavanger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Kendall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Millbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Millbrook is located in Kendall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Somonauk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Leland is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <5>
- Sandwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Prairie Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairie Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Marseilles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <5>
- Plattville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattville
- Plattville is located in Kendall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Plano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plano is located in Kendall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <5>
- Earlville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Earlville is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <5>
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 Spradling Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spradling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Earlville
- Leland
- Marseilles
- Morris
- Newark
- Ottawa
- Plano
- Plano lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Spradling Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plano.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plattville
- Sandwich
- Seneca
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
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 Spradling Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Spradling Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Spradling Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418916 (Spradling Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #418916 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: Serena
- County: LaSalle Elev: 186
- Location given for GNIS #418916 (Spradling Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 La Salle, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Spradling Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4920, Longitude: -88.6667 In this case, the coordinates for the Spradling Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |