A visit to the Wagner 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 Wagner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wagner Cemetery:
42.2972, -89.4259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wagner Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Wagner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wagner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wagner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridott Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridott Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridott Center Cemetery
- The Ridott Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schleich Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107687 <5>
- Pecatonica Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pecatonica Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica Cemetery
- Twelvemile Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Gunds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gunds Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunds Cemetery
- State Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The State Road Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road Cemetery
- Ridott Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridott Christian Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Irish Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Irish Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Grove Cemetery
- Silver Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Silver Spring Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spring Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Silver Creek Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hulse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hulse Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulse Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Rock City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rock City Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Dakota.
- The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freeport Mennonite Cemetery
- Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188877 <5>
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneers Cemetery
- Dakota Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dakota Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Cemetery
- North Grove Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Egan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Egan Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
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 Wagner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wagner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pecatonica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seward
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- German Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alworth is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alworth
- Winnebago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adeline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Leaf River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wempletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Lake Summerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Afolkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Forreston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Bolton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Harper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Shirland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
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 Wagner 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 Wagner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Byron
- Davis
- Durand
- Forreston
- Freeport
- German Valley
- Leaf River
- Pecatonica
- Rock City
- Winnebago
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 Wagner 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 Wagner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420370 (Wagner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420370 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: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridott
- Location given for Wagner Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2972419 Lon: -89.4259463
- 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 '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- Wagner 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. |
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