A visit to the Spring Valley 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 Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spring Valley Cemetery:
42.1848, -89.8105
The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Carroll County<1>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Mount Carroll. Mount Carroll lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Spring Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spring Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Spring Valley Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spring Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Grove Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sabin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Cemetery
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Renner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Loran Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Babbs Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbs Grove Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Arnolds Grove Dunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnolds Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Liebhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebhart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Spring Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spring Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zier Cors
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lanark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eleroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Polsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chadwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Forreston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Hitt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spring Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forreston
- Freeport
- Lanark
- Lena
- Lena lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Spring Valley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Mount Carroll
- Pearl City
- Shannon
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 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 Spring Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 Valley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418990 (Spring Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418990 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boone Branch
- Location given for Spring Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.185022 Lon: -89.810119
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Spring Valley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Georgetown and Zier Cors. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |