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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 ...

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

41.2045, -88.3956

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

The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.

The county seat for Grundy County is located in Morris. Morris lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Wheeler Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wheeler Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Mazon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Old Mazon Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mazon Cemetery
  • Brookside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
  • Ward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
  • Goodfarm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Goodfarm Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfarm Cemetery
  • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Braceville - Gardner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Cotton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Dwight Old Town Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
  • Round Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sample Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sample Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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 <5>
    • Short Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Short Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
    • Holderman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Holderman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
    • Hegland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hegland Cemetery is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegland Cemetery
    • Nevada Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nevada Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
    • North Essex Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <5>
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <5>
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
    • Bohemian National Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <5>
    • Brown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <5>

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 based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mazon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Verona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Highland Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Highland Town is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
  • South Wilmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Braceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Central City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Central City is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Dwight
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dwight is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
  • East Brooklyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Wauponsee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
  • Clarke City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Godley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Godley is located in Will County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
    • Coal City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Carbon Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Carbon Hill is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Sunbury
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Diamond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Claypool
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Claypool is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Gaslight Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gaslight Village is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
    • Kinsman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Reddick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Braidwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cardiff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Essex
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Morris
      (11 miles [17.7 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 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.

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 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: