A visit to the Austin 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 Austin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Austin Cemetery:
39.4295, -88.7953
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Austin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Austin Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the south of the Austin 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]<3> of the Austin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Austin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Moyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- Cutler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cutler Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Plank Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Brunswick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
- Wendling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wendling Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendling Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Mahoney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mahoney Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney Cemetery
- Claridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Claridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claridge Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose 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 Austin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Austin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Middlesworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Findlay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yantisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Tower Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fancher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Mode
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Cowden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holliday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stewardson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Assumption
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sexson Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Sullivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beecher City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Trowbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Gays
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Allenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Herrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shumway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coles
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Cushman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Moweaqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Austin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Austin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assumption
- Bethany
- Cowden
- Findlay
- Herrick
- Moweaqua
- Pana
- Shelbyville
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Sullivan
- Tower Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Austin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Austin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725237 (Austin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725237 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
- Location given for Austin Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4294835 Lon: -88.7953478
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Shelby, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Austin 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |