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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. 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 Wilton Center Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilton Center Cemetery

Lat:   41.3435°   (41° 20' 36")

Lon:   -87.9598°   (-87° 57' 35")

The cemetery is located in Will County<3>.

As an estimate, the Wilton Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Wilton Center.

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 .

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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • Manteno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wilmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilmington
    • From the Wilton Center Cemetery to Wilmington
  • Elwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • Brisbane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lakewood Shores
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bourbonnais
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • New Lenox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • Frankfort
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Heights
      • Preston Heights is located in Will County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Park
      • Ingalls Park is located in Will County
    • Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
    • Mokena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mokena have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
    • 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)
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 Square
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort Square have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
      • Frankfort Square 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 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 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 Wilton Center 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 Wilton Center Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #426994  (Wilton Center Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #426994 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: 202
    • Location given for GNIS #426994 (Wilton Center Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #108896

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 obstructions 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 Wilton Center Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3435, Longitude: -87.9598    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<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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