A visit to the Wrenn 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 Wrenn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wrenn Cemetery:
40.7156, -89.4084
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wrenn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wrenn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Pekin. Pekin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wrenn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wrenn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wrenn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wrenn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartman Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Old Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Washington Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Washington.
- The Old Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208178 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Hickory Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Point Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point Cemetery
- Haedicke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Haedicke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haedicke Cemetery
- Ficht Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ficht Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficht Cemetery
- Holland's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holland's Grove Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland's Grove Cemetery
- The Holland's Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gable Cemetery
- Guth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Guth Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guth Cemetery
- Farmdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmdale Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale Cemetery
- The Farmdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oesterly Cemetery
- Hirstein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hirstein Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirstein Cemetery
- The Hirstein Cemetery has also been known as:
- Radliff Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143334 <5>
- Hillcrest Memory Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- St. Marys Roman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Winkler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Winkler Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deer Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion 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 Wrenn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wrenn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beverly Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
- Cooper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Harvard Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Germantown Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robein
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Robein is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trailpark Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Farmdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Mayfair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Gardena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gardena is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
- Morton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Bay View Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Peoria Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- North Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Wrenn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wrenn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Deer Creek
- East Peoria
- Eureka
- Metamora
- Morton
- Peoria Heights
- Peoria
- Washington
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 Wrenn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Wrenn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421516 (Wrenn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421516 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washington
- Location given for Wrenn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7155926 Lon: -89.4084232
- 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 Tazewell, 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' (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- Wrenn 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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