Cemetery

Boardman Cemetery, Bolingbrook, Sec 4, DuPage Twp N of Royce Road about 1 mile W of Rt 53 (farm lane) View Larger Map In 1832 Harry Boardman established the Boardman Cemetery as a community burying ground in DuPage Township. He sold the land in 1846 to Robert Strong, Samuel Whallon, and Isaic Scarret who deeded the cemetery plot on April 22, 1846, to the County of Will. In the early 1970s the deed for Boardman Cemetery was discovered in the recorder’s office. In 1972 or 1973, Will County deeded the one acre cemetery plot to DuPage Township. (Source: Bolingbrook Does … Read more

Barbers Corners / HillCrest Cemetery Boughton Road, Sec 2, Bolingbrook, DuPage Twp View Larger Map

Barnett Cemetery Gougar Road, SE 1/4 Sec 30, Homer Twp View Larger Map

Adams Cemetery Sec 8, Crete Twp Lincoln & Exchange Aves, Crete View Larger Map

Beard Cemetery It was located in the NW 1/4 of Section 6, Channahon Township. Beard, John II, courtesy Lea Sharp, taken 1970s “Goose Lake Township, Grundy County, Illinois” Compiled and Published by Pete Kodat, Sep 1997 The Beard Family Cemetery was located about 1000 feet east of the Will-Grundy County line on Blodgett road. John Beard was one of the first pioneers in this area who had a ford on the Kankakee River and laid out plans for the Kankakee City. This cemetery was relocated when Blodgett was straightened and blacktopped in the early 1970’s. The following is taken from … Read more