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A visit to the West Peotone Presbyterian 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 West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery (FG ID #108811)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery

Lat:   41.3093°   (41° 18' 33")

Lon:   -87.8921°   (-87° 53' 31")

The cemetery is located in Will County<3>.

As an estimate, the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Peotone.

The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest of the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery .

Name Variations for West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:

  • West Peotone Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery.<4>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Manteno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
    • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <7>
  • Peotone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wallingford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbonnais
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
    • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <7>
  • Manhattan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Manhattan is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,798 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <7>
  • Symerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bradley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <7>
  • Saint George
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brisbane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Limestone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Kankakee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Grant Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
      • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
    • University Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <7>
    • Frankfort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <7>
    • Elwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <7>
    • Wilmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood Shores
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bonfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Lenox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox
      • New Lenox is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lenox <7>
    • Beecher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Goodenow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilletts ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sun River Terrace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
      • Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Momence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
      • Momence is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <7>
    • Richton Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Matteson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matteson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
      • Matteson is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matteson <7>
    • Frankfort Square
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
      • Frankfort Square is located in Will County
    • Mokena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokena
      • Mokena is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,050 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mokena <7>
    • Preston Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
      • Preston Heights is located in Will County

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 Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Will County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Kankakee
  • Manteno
    • Manteno lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manteno.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
  • Mokena
    • Mokena lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the North (N) of the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mokena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokena
  • Momence
    • Momence lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Momence.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
  • Monee
    • Monee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monee
  • Peotone
    • Peotone lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peotone.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone
  • Wilmington

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 West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery:

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 Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #420886  (West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #420886 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wilton Center
    • County: Will         Elev: 212
    • Location given for GNIS #420886 (West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #108811

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3093, Longitude: -87.8921    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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