Some Of the Cemeteries In DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, and LaSalle Counties Located In Townships Contiguous To Kendall County

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The only DeKalb County Township contiguous to Kendall County is Sandwich Township. However I am including information on Somonauk Township cemeteries as well because of the special circumstance that exist. The "typical" township is six miles square. Sandwich and Somonauk Townships occupy what would normally be a single township. Both townships were formed from a single area six miles square. The dividing line between the two townships is a north-south line through the center of the square. Thus each township measures three by six miles rather that six by six miles. Sandwich Township lies in the eastern half and Somonauk in the western half of the square.

Sandwich Township:

Freeland Cemetery, Section 1, SW 1/4 of NW 1/4, Despoiled, 1 burial recorded.

Cemetery is no longer in existence. No tombstones were found.

Pratt's OakLawn Cemetery , Section 24, SE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Active, 397 burials recorded.

Cemetery is also known as Pratt's, OakLawn, and Lawnridge Cemetery. Is an old cemetery. Some residents of Kendall County are buried here.

Saint Paul's Catholic Cemetery, Section 23, NW 1/4 of NE 1/4.

Cemetery is also known as Queen Of Angel Cemetery. Cemetery has been read and findings published by the Genealogical Society Of DeKalb County, Illinois, (1988) 42 burials recorded

Van Olinda's Cemetery, Section 15, SE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Despoiled

Cemetery has been read and findings published by the Genealogical Society Of DeKalb County, Illinois, (1988). Only one gravestone remaining.

Somonauk Township:

Oak Mound Cemetery, Section 5, SW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Active

Cemetery is located near the intersection Chicago and Howison Roads. There is a driveway into the cemetery from Chicago Road on the south and Howison Road on the east. It has been read and findings published by the Genealogical Society Of DeKalb County, Illinois, (1988) 68 pages including index.

Oak Ridge Cemetery, Section 27, NE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Active

Cemetery is located on Suydam Road east of Somonauk Road. It has been read and the findings published by the Genealogical Society Of DeKalb County, Illinois, (1982).

List Of Grundy County Cemeteries Adjacent To Kendall County: By Township, Location, & Status.

Aux Sable Township:

          Aux Sable Cemetery, Section 18, NW 1/4 of SE 1/4. Active. Cemetery has been read, 937 burials recorded. Morris Area Public Library holds a copy.
Available for purchase from Kendall County Historical Society.

Dresden Cemetery

Dresden Cemetery was the fore-runner of Saint Mary's Cemetery. Inactive, 149 burials recorded. Morris Area Public Library holds a copy.

Dresden Cholera
       Dresden Cholera Cemetery. Inactive, 4 burials recorded.

Saint Mary's Cemetery , Section 1, NW 1/4. Active, 689 burials recorded.

 

Nettle Creek Township:

Hoge Cemetery , Section 22, Inactive, 24 burials recorded. Morris Area Public Library holds a copy.
Loughhead Cemetery, Section 17, Inactive, 13 burials recorded. Morris Area Public Library holds a copy.

Saratoga Township:

            Saratoga Cemetery, Section 10, NW 1/4 of SW 1/4. Active, 1001 burials recorded. Cemetery has been read.
            Available for purchase from Kendall County Historical Society.

            There was also an old Catholic cemetery in Saratoga Township but no records exist for this cemetery.

List Of Kane County Cemeteries Adjacent To Kendall County: By Township, Location, & Status.

Aurora Township:

Aurora Township Cemetery, Section 34.

Cemetery is located adjacent to the east side of Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. This is where Aurora Township buries those without means or are unclaimed. Apparently there are many graves here, indicated by the sunken impressions in the ground, but only seven graves were marked at the time of the cemetery survey.

Calvary Cemetery, Section 15, Active

Cemetery is located on the east side of Lake Street (Illinois Route 31) a short distance south of the intersection of Lake Street and Indian Trail Road. Cemetery has been read by members of the Aurora Chapter of the NSDAR (1976). Copy in the Gail Borden Library, Elgin, Illinois.

LaSalle Street Cemetery

Also known as Broadway & Clark Cemetery. This was supposed to have been the first cemetery in Aurora. Site was initially an Indian burial ground. It became a cemetery with the burial of Miss Elmira Graves in 1835. Was used as a cemetery until the Root Street Cemetery opened. Inactive

Marywood/Annunciation Cemetery, Section 11.

Cemetery is located at the junction of Church and Molitor Roads in an unincorporated area of Aurora Township known as Big Woods.

Mount Olivet Cemetery, Section 28, Active

Cemetery is located in Aurora, Illinois and is bound by Lincoln and Ashland Avenues. It is directly across the street from Spring Lake Memorial Gardens.

Riverside Cemetery, Section 33, Active

Cemetery is located in Montgomery, Illinois, and is bound by Riverside Drive, River, Washington, and Montgomery Streets.

Root Street Cemetery, Section 22, Inactive

Also know as Memorial Park or East Aurora Cemetery. Cemetery is located on Root Street in Aurora, Illinois. It is on the south edge of the Central Catholic High School grounds. It is accessible by a path which traverses it from the east to the west. On the east end of the path, Flagg Street dead-ends into the path. The west end of the path begins at the intersection of Flagg and Root Streets. The cemetery is no longer used and in poor shape. It has been read by members of the Aurora Chapter of the NSDAR (1975). Copy in the Gail Borden Library, Elgin, Illinois. (24 burials recorded)

Sacred Heart Cemetery, Section 33.

Also known as the French Cemetery. It is located on the west side of Broadway (Illinois Route 25) south of the intersection of Broadway and Sherman Avenue in Montgomery, Illinois.

Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Section 10.

Cemetery is located in an unincorporated area of Aurora Township. It is on the east side of Aurora Road (Illinois Route 25), between East Sullivan and East Indian Trail Roads.

Saint Michael's Cemetery, Section 15.

Cemetery is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Aurora Road (Illinois Route 25) and Mitchell Road.

Saint Nicholas Cemetery, Section 23.

Cemetery is located in Aurora, Illinois and is bound by Ohio, Fenton and Kane Streets.

        Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery    Section 34, Active.
                    Cemetery records prepared by Arnold Hansen, Livingston, TX
                    Cemetery is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of Montgomery Road and Douglas Street
                    in Montgomery, Illinois.

        Spring Lake Memorial Gardens Cemetery  Section 28, Active.
                    Cemetery records prepared by Arnold Hansen, Livingston, TX
                    Cemetery is located on the south side of Aurora, Illinois. It is bound by Broadway
                    (Illinois Route), Ashland, Lincoln and Hazel Avenues. This is the largest cemetery in Aurora.

Sacred Heart Cemetery, Section 33.

Cemetery is also know as the French Cemetery. It is located in Montgomery, Illinois on the west side of Broadway (Illinois Route 25) south of the intersection of Broadway and Sherman Avenue.

West Aurora Cemetery, Section 15.

Cemetery is located on the west side Lake Street (Illinois Route 31), between Illinois Avenue and Plum Street and bound by Wilder Avenue.

Big Rock Township:
 

Fowler Grove Cemetery, Section 33, Active

Also known as Fox Grove Cemetery. Cemetery is located on the southeast side of Granart Road between Jericho and Base Line Roads. Many Little Rock Township residents have been buried here. Cemetery has been read, 303 burials recorded.

Available for purchase from Kendall County Historical Society.
 

South Big Rock Cemetery, Section 27, NW 1/4 of NW 1/4. Active, 519 burials recorded.

Also known as the Welsh Cemetery. Cemetery is located on the west side of Rhodes Avenue a short distance north of Granart Road.

West Big Rock Cemetery Section 18, Active

Cemetery is located west of Big Rock on the west side of Shaw Road a short distance north of the junction of Illinois Route 30 and Shaw Road. The cemetery has been read. See Gardner, June and Walter A., Kane County, Illinois Monument Inscriptions West Big Rock Cemetery Big Rock, Illinois, Elburn: IL (1965) 19 pages. Names are in alphabetical order. Copy in the Gail Borden Library, Elgin, Illinois.

Sugar Grove Township:

Jericho Cemetery, Section 32, SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Active

Cemetery is about 1/5 mile north of Base line Road on the east side of Mighell Road. Many residents of Bristol Township have been buried in Jericho Cemetery. Cemetery has been read,  716 burials recorded.
Available for purchase from Kendall County Historical Society.

Sugar Grove Cemetery, Section 9, Active

Cemetery is located on the north side of Merrill Road a short distance west of Bliss Road. It has been read. Copy in the Gail Borden Library in Elgin, Illinois.

List Of LaSalle County Cemeteries Adjacent To Kendall County: By Township, Location, & Status.

Miller Township:

          Danway Cemetery, Section 8. Inactive. Despoiled
                    Cemetery despoiled. Two soldiers are supposed to be buried here.

Fox River Cemetery , Section 3, NW 1/4 of NW 1/4. Active, 498 burials recorded.

Manlius Methodist Cemetery , Section 34, NE 1/4 of SE 1/4. Active, 95 burials recorded.

Nelson Memorial Cemetery , Section 5, SE 1/4 of NW 1/4. Active, 32 burials recorded.

Norway Cemetery , Section 5, NW 1/4 of SE 1/4. Active, 515 burials recorded.

Michael Olson Family Cemetery, Section 7, SW 1/4 of SW 1/4. Inactive, 6 burials recorded.

          Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, Section 15, NW 1/4. Inactive.
                    Perhaps one burial here.

Section Cemetery , Section 16, SE 1/4 of NW 1/4. Active, 370 burials recorded.

Stavanger Cemetery , Section 36, NE 1/4 NE 1/4. Active, 457 burials recorded.
 

Mission Township:

Old Norway Cemetery. Section 33, SE 1/4 of NW 1/4. Inactive, 13 burials recorded.
Cemetery is in the Village of Norway behind the museum.
Osmundson Cemetery.  Inactive, 16 burials recorded. Osmundson Cemetery is located in a field in the west half of section 27, Mission Township, LaSalle County, Illinois.
Spradling Cemetery Section 21, NE 1/4 of  SW 1/4. Inactive, 68 burials recorded.

Whitehead Cemetery, Section 17, SE 1/4, Inactive, 10 burials recorded.

Also known as McInturf and Cholera Victims Cemetery.

Northville Township:

Culver Cemetery , Section 3, NW 1/4 of NE 1/4. Inactive, 82 burials recorded.
Also known as Bernard Cemetery. It is located about two miles west and south of Sandwich, Illinois, on the Sheridan blacktop road.
Elerding Cemetery , Section 32-3, SE 1/4 of SE 1/4. Active, 598 burials recorded.
 
Lett Cemetery , Section 22, SW 1/4 of NE 1/4. Inactive, 59 burials recorded.
Cemetery is located about 4.4 miles south of Illinois Route 34, starting at Gletty Road.
Northville Cemetery , Section 19, SE 1/4 of NE 1/4. Active, 457 burials recorded.
          Also known as Baker Cemetery.

Pine Mound Cemetery, Section 12, NW 1/4 of SE 1/4. Active

Also known as Dickson and Asbury Cemetery. Cemetery is about 2.3 miles south and .7 miles east of Sandwich, Illinois. It is set back from the road in a grove of trees. Cemetery has been read, 240 burials recorded.

Available for purchase from Kendall County Historical Society.
 

Saint John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Section 5, SW 1/4 of SE 1/4, Active

Cemetery has been read by Virginia G. Hann, 604 E. Fourth St. Sandwich, IL 60548 (1983) Addendum through May 1996.

Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Section 8, SE 1/4 of NW 1/4.

Seaman Cemetery , Section 32, NW 1/4, Inactive, 11 burials recorded.

Cemetery is located about 7.3 miles south and of Illinois Route 34, starting at Gletty Road and then west about 1.7 miles. The cemetery is between Sheridan Road and the Somonauk-Serena blacktop. Cemetery has been read by the members of the Aurora Chapter of The NSDAR (1981).

Sly Cemetery, Section 27, NW 1/4, Inactive, Despoiled.

Nothing remains at the Sly Cemetery. Bodies and gravestones were removed to the Elerding Cemetery.

List Of Will County Cemeteries Adjacent To Kendall County: By Township, Location, & Status.

Plainfield Township:

Plainfield Cemetery
Cemetery has been read.
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Cemetery has been read.

Troy Township:

County Farm Cemetery
Cemetery has not been read.
Hills Of Rest Cemetery
Cemetery has not been read.
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery has been read.

Wheatland Township:

Grace Presbyterian/Wheatland Community Presbyterian Cemetery
Also known as the United Presbyterian Church Cemetery and the Scotch (sic) Scottish Cemetery. Cemetery has been read.
Vermont Cemetery
Cemetery has not been read.
Wheatland Cemetery
Cemetery has been read by members of the Will/Grundy Counties Genealogical Society. Information has not been published.
Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
Cemetery has not been read.

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