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Cemeteries


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Lea Sharp’s Index of Unrecorded Burials in Grundy County (4/11/02)

Cemetery Location Map


Misc
Two headstones from Coal City backyard donated to Grundy County Historical Society, Sep 2006

Anderson Cemetery
[aka Barber, Bishop]
S of Waupecon Rd; private property
Section 13, Vienna Twp
inactive
[photos - complete]

Aux Sable Cemetery
[aka Walley, Cryder]
S end of Brown Rd, Minooka
Section 18, Aux Sable Twp
[partial]
Barner Cemetery6
E of Buffalo Rd, E bank of Waupecon Creek; private property
Section 23, Vienna Twp
inactive

Braceville-Gardner Cemetery
[offsite link]
[aka Augustine]
E Division St & Braceville Rd
Section 26, Braceville Twp
Map to Cemetery
[partial]
Bunch? Cemetery
Section 22, Norman Twp
inactive

Claypool Cemetery
S of Conley Rd
Section 20, Wauponsee Twp
inactive
[complete]

Cotton Cemetery
[aka Braceville]
S of Braceville Rd, N edge of Braceville
Section 25, Braceville Twp
inactive
Map to Cemetery
[complete]

Dresden Cemetery
[aka Old St Mary's Catholic, St Anthony's]
N side of Hansel Rd
Section 23, Aux Sable Twp
[complete]

Dresden Cholera Cemetery
in a pasture NW of Dresden Cem, Hansel Rd
Section 23, Aux Sable Twp
inactive
[complete]

Evergreen Cemetery
[includes St George; aka Morris]
2 miles E of Court House, N side of Cemetery Rd
Section 2, Morris Twp
[in progress]


Gardner Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
[aka Bethany Lutheran, Scully Prairie, Munson]
E of Gorman Rd, SW of Gardner
Section 32, Garfield Twp
[complete]

Goodfarm Cemetery
[aka Trinity Lutheran]
N side of Stonewall Rd, 2 miles N of Dwight on Rt 47
Section 22, Goodfarm Twp
[partial]
Harford Cemetery6
N of Grand Ridge Rd, Waupecon Creek bank, on private property
Section 14, Vienna Twp
inactive
Hatcher Cemetery
Section 5, Erienna Twp
[as per Lea Sharp: nothing found at the location of this cemetery]
inactive


Hoge Cemetery
behind Mt Carmel Cem at the bottom of the hill in NE corner, Old Stage Rd, Morris
Section 7, Erienna Twp
inactive
[complete]

Hoge-Holderman Cemetery
private property
Section 22, Nettle Creek Twp
inactive
[complete]
Hollenbeck Cemetery6
E of Hog Run, S of ComEd right of way
Section 33, Norman Twp
inactive
Italian Cemetery
was located 1 block N of Spring Rd, SE corner of Coal City
Braceville Twp
inactive
Lamb Property6
(name not verified - from an 1892 map)
S of Goodfarm Rd, private property
Section 21, Highland Twp
inactive

Loughead's Cemetery
[aka Nettle Creek, Cholera]
private property, Section 17, Nettle Creek Twp
inactive
[complete]

Mazon Brookside Cemetery
[aka Viner]
corner of South St & Dwight Rd
Section 21, Mazon Twp
[complete]

Mt Carmel Cemetery
N side of Old Stage Rd, Morris
Section 7, Erienna Twp
[partial]
Murray Cemetery
was located in Section 23, Mazon Twp
no longer in existence - inactive
[graves moved to Old Mazon Cem in 1977]

Norman Cemetery
S of DuPont Rd on W side of Gorham Rd, creek side
Section 25, Norman Twp
inactive
[complete]
Old Catholic Cemetery
[aka Catholic North]
was in Section 27, Saratoga Twp
no longer in existence - inactive
[graves moved to Mt Carmel Cem]
Old Mazon Cemetery
E side of Old Mazon Rd
Section 26, Mazon Twp
inactive
[partial]

Reniff Cemetery
W of Buffalo Rd, private property
Section 22, Norman Twp
inactive
[complete]

St Mary's Catholic Cemetery
NE corner Minooka & Ridge Rds, Minooka
Section 1, Aux Sable Twp
[partial]

Sample Cemetery
N side of Southmor Rd
Section 14, Wauponsee Twp
[partial]

Saratoga Cemetery
[aka Conklin, Osmonson]
E side of Rt 47
Section 10, Saratoga Twp
[complete]
Short Cemetery6 (offsite link)
[aka Oak Ridge]
S of Carper Rd near Erickson Rd
Section 15, Goose Lake Twp
inactive

Stevens Cemetery
W of Kodat Rd, private property
Section 30, Goodfarm Twp
inactive
[complete]

Ward Cemetery
[aka Verona, Weldon]
E side of Ward Rd
Section 30, Mazon Twp
[partial]
Weldon Cemetery
Section 33, Vienna Twp
inactive

Wheeler Cemetery
S of Grinter Rd, E of Old Mazon Rd
Section 35, Mazon Twp
[partial]

White-Holderman Cemetery
N of Collins Rd; private property
Section 12, Goose Lake Twp
inactive
[complete]
Woodbury Cemetery6
W of Hog Run, N of ComEd right of way; private property
Section 28, Norman Twp
inactive
[complete]
"Unknown/Unnamed" Cemetery
Section 20, Maine Twp
inactive


Unverified Cemeteries found on the Illinois State Genealogical Society's website:

Farmingdale Cemetery6, location unknown/unverifiable; Garfield Township

Garfield Cemetery6, location unknown/unverifiable; Garfield Twp


Will County Cemeteries

Willard Grove Cemetery, Channahon, Will County [List on Will County website, scroll down to cemetery link on left side]


Sources:

6 Illinois State Genealogical Society


Cemetery Links to other websites:

Coal City Library – Will/Grundy Cemetery Index Online (11/11/03)

IL Tombstone Project Index of Counties

USGenWeb Tombstone Project



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