A visit to the Avoca Township Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Avoca Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Avoca Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #104580).
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 Avoca Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Avoca Twp. Cemetery:
40.8064, -88.5094
The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the northwest of the Avoca Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Avoca Twp. Cemetery.
Name Variations for Avoca Twp. Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Avoca Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Avoca Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Houder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Houder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houder Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- East Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swygert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Swygert Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert Cemetery
- Pontiac City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Five Mile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Five Mile Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Cemetery
- Forrest Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- South Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Avoca Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Avoca Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McDowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eylar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swygert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saunemin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chenoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chatsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Strawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cropsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cullom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Graymont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Avoca Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Avoca Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatsworth
- Chenoa
- Cullom
- Emington
- Fairbury
- Forrest
- Odell
- Pontiac
- Sibley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Avoca Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Avoca Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104580
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719380 (Avoca Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719380 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Southeast Pontiac
- Location given for Avoca Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8064227 Lon: -88.509779
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avoca Twp. 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. |