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A visit to the Willow 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 Willow Lawn Cemetery ...

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

42.2136, -87.9598

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

The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Waukegan. Waukegan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Willow Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Lawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Willow Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gridley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Gridley Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
  • Diamond Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Diamond Lake Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Diamond Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mundelein.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105402 <5>
  • Long Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
  • Knopf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Knopf Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knopf Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is located in Forest Lake.
    • The Fairfield Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairfield - English Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105619 <5>
  • Sutherland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
  • Wheeling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wheeling Cemetery is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling Cemetery
  • Lake County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Ivanhoe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ivanhoe Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Cemetery
    • Lake Zurich Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lake Zurich Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Zurich Cemetery
    • Shalom Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Shalom Memorial Park is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalom Memorial Park
    • Randhill Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Northfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Deerfield Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Cemetery
    • Ascension Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Ascension Catholic Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Catholic Cemetery
      • The Ascension Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ascension Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104562 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Willow Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Prairie View
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Prairie View is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Vernon Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Indian Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Indian Creek is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Long Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Aptakisic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Aptakisic is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptakisic
  • Lincolnshire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mettawa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kildeer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Riverwoods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bannockburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mundelein
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gilmer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Gilmer is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
    • Forest Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Forest Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Libertyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hawthorn Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Zurich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Capri Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Capri Village is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
    • Wheeling
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Deerfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Forest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivanhoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
    • Deer Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Highwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Willow Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lake County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Willow Lawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Lake 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 Willow Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1773003  (Willow Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1773003 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: Lake
      • Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wheeling
      • Location given for Willow Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2136354     Lon: -87.9597956
      • 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 Lake, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow 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.
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