Jo Daviess County, Illinois Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Jo Daviess County, Illinois from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Jo Daviess County Overview
92
Cemeteries
10
Indexed Records
92
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Jo Daviess County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Jo Daviess County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Jo Daviess County, Illinois contains 92 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 10 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Dunleith Twp Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1929 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Jo Daviess County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Jo Daviess County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Jo Daviess County map overview
County center reference: 14.7409, -31.3617
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Jo Daviess County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Jo Daviess County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 4
Back to IllinoisDunleith Twp Cemetery
VA📍 EAST DUBUQUE, IL
Hanover Evergreen Cemetery
USGSHoly Trinity Cemetery
USGSNativity Bvm Cemetery
VA📍 EAST DUBUQUE, IL
Scales Mound Cemetery
USGSShawnee Cem
VA📍 GALENA, IL
St Ann Catholic Cemetery
VA📍 WARREN, IL
Albright Cemetery
USGSBell Cemetery
USGSBlair Cemeter
USGSBlair Cemetery
USGSBremen Cemetery
USGSBurbridge Cemetery
USGSCatholic Cemetery
USGSChelsea Cemetery
USGSCitzens Cemetery
USGSClay Cemetery
USGSCouncil Hill Cemetery
USGSCounty House Cemetery
USGSDeeds Cemetery
USGSDerinda Cemetery
USGSDerinda Center Cemetery
USGSEast Chelsea Cemetery
USGSEast Dubuuue Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
David L Wenzel
🪦 Scales Mound Cemetery
Dennis D Duehr
🪦 Dunleith Twp Cemetery
David J Bohlen
🪦 Dunleith Twp Cemetery
David J Murphy
🪦 Dunleith Twp Cemetery
Dereck Duane Jeffers
🪦 Hanover Evergreen Cemetery
Dean B Hicks
🪦 St Ann Catholic Cemetery
Daniel Thomas Welp
🪦 Nativity Bvm Cemetery
Daniel Frank Teply
🪦 Dunleith Twp Cemetery
Charles Martin Yancik
🪦 Holy Trinity Cemetery
Clayton E Redfern
🪦 Shawnee Cem
Surname index
Surname Index for Jo Daviess County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
David L Wenzel
🪦 Scales Mound Cemetery
1931-05-07 - 2022-11-01 Rank: CPL
Dennis D Duehr
🪦 Dunleith Twp Cemetery
1949-04-02 - 2022-04-28 Rank: SSGT
David J Bohlen
🪦 Dunleith Twp Cemetery
1949-09-27 - 2021-12-08 Rank: SSG
David J Murphy
🪦 Dunleith Twp Cemetery
1948-04-10 - 2021-10-01 Rank: SP4
Dereck Duane Jeffers
🪦 Hanover Evergreen Cemetery
1966-10-13 - 2021-02-28
Dean B Hicks
🪦 St Ann Catholic Cemetery
1936-02-17 - 2021-02-11 Rank: SP4
Daniel Thomas Welp
🪦 Nativity Bvm Cemetery
1967-09-16 - 2020-07-26 Rank: EO1
Daniel Frank Teply
🪦 Dunleith Twp Cemetery
1936-09-25 - 2020-07-23 Rank: PFC
Charles Martin Yancik
🪦 Holy Trinity Cemetery
1934-10-30 - 2019-02-03 Rank: PFC
Clayton E Redfern
🪦 Shawnee Cem
1929-10-08 - 2018-04-04 Rank: CPL
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Jo Daviess County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Jo Daviess County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Jo Daviess County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Jo Daviess County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Jo Daviess County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Dunleith Twp Cemetery
4 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Hanover Evergreen Cemetery
1 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Jo Daviess County burial records
Use a full name plus Jo Daviess County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Illinois archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Jo Daviess County
Jo Daviess County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Illinois archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Jo Daviess County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Jo Daviess County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Jo Daviess County?
92 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, with 92 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Jo Daviess County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Jo Daviess County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Jo Daviess County burial records include military branch context?
10 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Jo Daviess County.