A visit to the Stephen's 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 Stephen's Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephen's Cemetery:
40.2012, -89.5818
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephen's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephen's Cemetery is located in Logan County<2>.
The county seat for Logan County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Stephen's Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephen's Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Stephen's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephen's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richmond Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pool Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pool Hill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pool Hill Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Mason City.
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Mound Cemetery
- Greenmound Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105119 <5>
- Mason City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swing Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Swing Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swing Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Allens Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Allens Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove Cemetery
- Lucas Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Chapel Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Chapel Cemetery
- Rimerman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rimerman Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimerman Cemetery
- Hartsburg Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bratt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bratt Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratt Cemetery
- The Bratt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sand Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Irish Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Irish Grove Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Grove Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Crites Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Crites Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crites Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Goldsmith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Goldsmith Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsmith Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Musick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Musick Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick 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]<3> of the Stephen's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephen's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Natrona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mason City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- San Jose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Croft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Winkel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winkel is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
- Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Greenview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broadwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Teheran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boynton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boynton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Elkhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burt is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Brownwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brownwood is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Chestervale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestervale is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
- Lawndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
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 Stephen's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Logan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephen's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delavan
- Easton
- Emden
- Greenview
- Lincoln
- Mason City
- Middletown
- New Holland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Stephen's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Logan 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 Stephen's Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720380 (Stephen's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720380 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: Logan
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Holland
- Location given for Stephen's Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2011556 Lon: -89.5817715
- 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 Logan, 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- Stephen's 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. |