A visit to the Union Grove 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 Union Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Union Grove Cemetery:
41.2414, -89.2648
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Hennepin. Hennepin lies just to the west of the Union Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Union Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Union Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Florid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Florid Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid Cemetery
- Florid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Florid Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid Cemetery
- Granville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Granville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Mt. Palatine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Palatine Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Palatine Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- St. George Syrian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- De Pue Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Putnam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- The Putnam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Putnman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #445772 <5>
- Caledonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
- Boyle - Price Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bede Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Bede Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bede Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Valentines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Valley Memorial Park is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
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 Union Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Union Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mark
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Granville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hennepin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Standard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McNabb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- De Pue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Mount Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Bureau Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- Putnam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hollowayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Seatonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Dalzell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tonica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lostant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <6>
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
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 Union Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Union Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- Granville
- Hennepin
- Henry
- Henry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Union Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- La Salle
- Ladd
- Ladd lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Union Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Lostant
- Magnolia
- Peru
- Peru lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Union Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Princeton
- Spring Valley
- Tiskilwa
- Tonica
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 Union Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Union Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420073 (Union Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420073 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Florid
- Location given for Union Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2414251 Lon: -89.2648094
- 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 Putnam, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Grove 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. |