A visit to the Waddams 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 Waddams Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waddams Grove Cemetery:
42.4200, -89.8798
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waddams Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waddams Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Waddams Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waddams Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Waddams Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waddams Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Louisa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa Cemetery
- Howardsille Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Howardsille Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsille Cemetery
- Holley Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holley Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holley Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Lena.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106206 <5>
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- East Chelsea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Chelsea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Chelsea Cemetery is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chelsea Cemetery
- Waite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Lutheran Cemetery
- The Kent Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent Cemetery
- Kent United Baptist Cemetery
- Old Liberal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106432 <5>
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grisby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisby Cemetery
- Manny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
- Rock Lily Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Lily Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lily Cemetery
- The Rock Lily Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winslow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #443154 <5>
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 Waddams Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waddams Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
- Nora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- McConnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Eleroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cadiz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Pearl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Browntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Loran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Loran is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orangeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oneco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Apple River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Bolton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Wiota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Pleasant Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Afolkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Woodford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
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 Waddams Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waddams Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple River
- Freeport
- Gratiot
- Lena
- Lena lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Waddams Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Nora
- Nora lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Waddams Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Orangeville
- Pearl City
- South Wayne
- Stockton
- Warren
- Winslow
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Waddams Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stephenson 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 Waddams Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420356 (Waddams Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420356 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: Stephenson
- Est. Elev: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warren
- Location given for Waddams Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4200117 Lon: -89.8798441
- 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 Stephenson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waddams 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. |