A visit to the Veteran's Memorial 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 Veteran's Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery:
40.5877, -89.6403
The Veteran's Memorial Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<1>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Pekin. Pekin lies just to the south of the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Tharpe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tharpe Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trial Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trial Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kimler's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hawley Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley Cemetery
- Glendale Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Railroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion EUB Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gerber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Bequaith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Harker's Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bequaith Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evangelical Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pekin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schaeferville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marquette Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Pekin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bartonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Towne Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creve Coeur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wesley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoehrs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Groveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Peoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Mines
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gardena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highway Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 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 Veteran's Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Veteran's Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartonville
- Creve Coeur
- East Peoria
- Pekin
- Pekin lies less than 2 miles<2> to the South (S) of the Veteran's Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
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 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 Veteran's Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Veteran's Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420279 (Veteran's Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420279 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pekin
- Location given for Veteran's Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5875386 Lon: -89.6403798
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Tazewell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Veteran's Memorial 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> | 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. |
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