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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 Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stavanger Lutheran 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 Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery

Lat:   41.3839°   (41° 23' 2")

Lon:   -88.5948°   (-88° 35' 41")

The Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.

The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Manlius Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manlius Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manlius Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Manlius Methodist Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Christian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Stebbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stebbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stebbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stebbins Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Holderman & Hoge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holderman & Hoge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holderman & Hoge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holderman & Hoge Cemetery is located in Grundy County
  • Section Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Fox River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Old Brumbach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brumbach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brumbach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
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    • Norway Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Olson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • David Strawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Brumbach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Osmundson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Shaver Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaver Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Maxton & Woodside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxton & Woodside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxton & Woodside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maxton & Woodside Cemetery is located in La Salle County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • West Lisbon Lutheran Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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

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]<3> of the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stavanger
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
    • Stavanger is located in La Salle County
  • Nettle Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
    • Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
  • Seneca
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Marseilles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Lisbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Wauponsee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
    • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
  • Serena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Wedron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Gaslight Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
  • Sheridan
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Newark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Dayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in La Salle County
    • Claypool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
    • Millington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ottawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
      • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <5>
    • South Ottawa ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
      • South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Kinsman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mazon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
      • Sand Ridge is located in Grundy County
    • Hitt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
      • Hitt is located in La Salle County
    • Highland Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
      • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Plattville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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

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 Stavanger Lutheran 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 Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Marseilles
  • Mazon
    • Mazon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mazon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazon
  • Morris
  • Newark
    • Newark lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Ottawa
    • Ottawa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ottawa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Plattville
  • Seneca
  • Sheridan
    • Sheridan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sheridan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan

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 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 Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery:

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 Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #419079  (Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #419079 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: Stavanger
    • County: LaSalle         Elev: 198
    • Location given for GNIS #419079 (Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery)

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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Stavanger Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3839, Longitude: -88.5948       In this case, the coordinates for the Stavanger Lutheran 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.




 

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