A visit to the Wataga Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wataga Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wataga Cemetery (FG ID #820037).
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 Wataga Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wataga Cemetery:
41.0228, -90.2688
The Wataga Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies just to the southwest of the Wataga Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wataga Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wataga Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wataga Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Van Gilder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Gilder Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Gilder Cemetery
- Ontario Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westfall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
- Oneida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- Junk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Junk Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junk Cemetery
- Gum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Cemetery
- State of Illinois Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rice - Blue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rice - Blue Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice - Blue Cemetery
- Soperville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Soperville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperville Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rio Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deatherage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Henderson Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Butterfield Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alm's House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wataga Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wataga Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wataga
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oneida
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Galesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Knox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Altona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dahinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Utah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodhull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Surrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- De Long
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Williamsfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Wataga Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wataga Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexis
- Altona
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Galva
- Knoxville
- New Windsor
- Oneida
- Wataga
- Williamsfield
- Woodhull
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wataga Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Wataga Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #820037
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816007 (Wataga Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816007 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wataga
- Location given for Wataga Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0228155 Lon: -90.2687359
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, 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 from Point A (ie- Wataga 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. |