A visit to the Wilton Center 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 Wilton Center Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wilton Center Cemetery (FG ID #108896).
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 Wilton Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilton Center Cemetery:
41.3435, -87.9598
The Wilton Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Wilton Center.
The cemetery is located in Will County<3>.
Adjacent to the Wilton Center Cemetery and just to the south is the Mount Saint Patrick Cemetery.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northwest of the Wilton Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilton Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wilton Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilton Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Klingler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manhattan Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chicago Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Guardian Angels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- DeSelm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Garden Greenview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starrs Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blooms Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Johns Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Providence Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twining Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peotone Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilton Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilton Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilton Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wallingford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Symerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manhattan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peotone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Manteno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Custer Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bourbonnais
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Monee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Preston Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Preston Heights is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blodgett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingalls Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingalls Park is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
- Bradley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mokena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Braidwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bonfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Joliet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Joliet is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joliet
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joliet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- University Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
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 Wilton Center 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 Wilton Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braidwood
- Joliet
- Joliet lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wilton Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joliet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
- Manteno
- Mokena
- Mokena lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wilton Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mokena.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokena
- Monee
- Monee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wilton Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monee
- Peotone
- Wilmington
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 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 Wilton Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Will 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 Wilton Center Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108896
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426994 (Wilton Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426994 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: Will
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilton Center
- Location given for Wilton Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.343643 Lon: -87.9600505
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilton Center Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |