A visit to the Waldo 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 Waldo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waldo Cemetery:
40.8061, -88.8487
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waldo Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Waldo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waldo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Waldo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waldo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gridley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- St. Petri Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bauman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bauman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauman Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walden Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Walden Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Farm Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- El Paso Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The El Paso Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
- Chenoa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rook's Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rook's Creek Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook's Creek Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Corbins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Corbins Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbins Cemetery
- Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Earp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Earp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earp Cemetery
- Nigh Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Nigh Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nigh Chapel 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 Waldo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waldo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gridley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Flanagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graymont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chenoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Panola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minonk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kappa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Pontiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Long Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cornell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Secor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Towanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leeds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Cayuga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Ancona
(16 miles [25.7 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 Waldo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waldo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Chenoa
- Cornell
- El Paso
- Flanagan
- Gridley
- Hudson
- Lexington
- Long Point
- Minonk
- Pontiac
- Rutland
- Towanda
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 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 Waldo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Waldo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719421 (Waldo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719421 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flanagan South
- Location given for Waldo Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8061454 Lon: -88.8486799
- 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 Livingston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waldo 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |