A visit to the Waite 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 Waite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waite Cemetery:
42.4456, -89.7687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waite Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.
The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Waite Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waite Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Waite Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Manny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
- Silent Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Basswood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Basswood Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
- Rock Lily Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shippy Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippy Salem Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Richland Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Waddams Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Waddams Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove Cemetery
- Louisa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Louisa Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Grisby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grisby Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McConnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winslow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Red Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oneco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Eleroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cadiz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Afolkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Browntown
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Yellow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- South Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dakota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
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 Waite 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 Waite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- Lena
- Lena lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Waite Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Monroe
- 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 helpful 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 Waite 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 Waite Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420379 (Waite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420379 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: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lena
- Location given for Waite Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4455676 Lon: -89.7687309
- 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- Waite 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. |