A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
39.7211, -87.5592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Allen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Littlefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Old Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scott Cemetery
- McCauley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Higbie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- Bono Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- Conkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Conkey Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkey Cemetery
- Gorton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gorton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kidley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Clays Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Saint Bernice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Logan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Blanford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Raven
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Sandytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Dana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Universal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Fairview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Chrisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Shepardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Numa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Armiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403422 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403422 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Bernice
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.721147 Lon: -87.5591882
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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 Edgar, 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- Allen 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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