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A visit to the West Lawn 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 West Lawn Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lawn Cemetery:

40.8786, -88.2787

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the West Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Lawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West Lawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sullivan Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mona Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mona Twp. Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona Twp. Cemetery
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Broughton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Broughton Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Emington.
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Call Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
  • Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brewton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Brewton Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgerville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Edgerville Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerville Cemetery
      • The Edgerville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Floridgeville Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Five Mile Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Five Mile Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Cemetery
    • Forrest Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forrest Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Twp. Cemetery
      • The Forrest Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forrest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #631073 <5>
    • Milk's Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Milk's Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk's Grove Cemetery

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 West Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cullom
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Charlotte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Kempton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Griswold
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Saunemin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wing is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Emington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatsworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cabery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Piper City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eylar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
  • Campus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Forrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • La Hogue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
    • Cardiff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Buckingham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Avoca is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Swygert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Fairbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Herscher
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Reddick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Odell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>

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 West Lawn 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 West Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West Lawn 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 West Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1719425  (West Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719425 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: 212 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cullom
      • Location given for West Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.8786449     Lon: -88.2786624
      • 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 from Point A (ie- West Lawn 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.