A visit to the Valley Memorial Park ...
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 Valley Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Memorial Park:
41.3411, -89.2170
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley Memorial Park is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Valley Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Valley Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Valentines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Ladd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ladd Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd Cemetery
- St. Bede Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bede Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bede Cemetery
- Evangelical & Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollowayville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peru City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Miner's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bereans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bereans Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bereans Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Artestian Well Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- De Pue Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Granville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Granville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Hyacinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Searl Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Searl Ridge Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searl Ridge Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Rockwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ottville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- Seatonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Pue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Hollowayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Mark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Standard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cedar Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bureau Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hennepin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Salle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zearing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zearing is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zearing
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Palatine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- McNabb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tonica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Valley Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- Granville
- Hennepin
- La Salle
- Ladd
- Peru
- Spring Valley
- Tonica
- Utica
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 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 Valley Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Valley Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420203 (Valley Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420203 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Valley
- Location given for Valley Memorial Park:
- Lat: 41.3411463 Lon: -89.2170303
- 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 Bureau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Memorial Park) 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. |