A visit to the Spring Bay Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Spring Bay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Bay Cemetery:
40.8239, -89.5154
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spring Bay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spring Bay Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Spring Bay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Bay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Spring Bay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Bay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winkler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Black Partridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- La Salle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The La Salle Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Haedicke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Haedicke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haedicke Cemetery
- Hawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- Hickory Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Point Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point Cemetery
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Hill Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill Cemetery
- Chillicothe City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ficht Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ficht Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficht Cemetery
- North Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartman Cemetery
- St. Marys Roman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Imhoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Imhoff Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imhoff Cemetery
- St. Clement's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holland's Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Holland's Grove Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland's Grove Cemetery
- The Holland's Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gable Cemetery
- Hammett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hammett Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett Cemetery
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 Spring Bay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Bay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bay View Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Spring Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Mossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Germantown Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Peoria Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trailpark Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Harvard Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Chillicothe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Metamora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Orange Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Dunlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robein is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
- Sunnyland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beverly Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
- West Hallock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Pottstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- West Peoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edelstein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Peoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
- Highway Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 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 Spring Bay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Bay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chillicothe
- East Peoria
- Metamora
- Peoria Heights
- Peoria
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Spring Bay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Woodford 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 Spring Bay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953807 (Spring Bay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953807 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: Woodford
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Bay
- Location given for Spring Bay Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8239259 Lon: -89.5153706
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Woodford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Bay 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |