A visit to the Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...
The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Grundy County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bohemian Cemetery
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
- The Bohemian National Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bohemian National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Braidwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104810 <2>
- Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
- The Braceville - Gardner Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
- The Braceville - Gardner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Augustine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #168173 <2>
- Brookside Cemetery
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Braidwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334900 <2>
- Cotton Cemetery
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Dwight Old Town Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105611 <2>
- Goodfarm Cemetery
- The Goodfarm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfarm Cemetery
- Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
- Hegland Cemetery
- The Hegland Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegland Cemetery
- Holderman Cemetery
- The Holderman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McDowell Cemetery
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Braidwood.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107052 <2>
- Nevada Cemetery
- The Nevada Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- North Essex Twp. Cemetery
- The North Essex Twp. Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Essex Twp. Cemetery
- The North Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Essex Cemetery
- Essex Twp. Cemetery
- North Essex Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107202 <2>
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Braidwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107252 <2>
- Old Mazon Cemetery
- The Old Mazon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mazon Cemetery
- Round Grove Cemetery
- The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
- The Short Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward 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 Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Braceville
- Braidwood
- Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Cardiff
- Cardiff is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Centerville ‑ Historic
- Centerville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Central City
- Central City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Clarke City
- Clarke City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
- Claypool
- Claypool is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Coal City
- Diamond
- Dwight
- East Brooklyn
- East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Essex
- Gardner
- Gaslight Village
- Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
- Godley
- Godley is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Kinsman
- Mazon
- Morris
- Reddick
- South Wilmington
- South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Sunbury
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Verona
- Wauponsee
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
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 Wheeler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Coal City
- Dwight
- Gardner
- Mazon
- Morris
- Reddick
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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420992 (Wheeler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420992 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mazon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wheeler Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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