A visit to the Bailey Memorial Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bailey Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bailey Memorial Cemetery
Lat: 39.9951° (39° 59' 42")
Lon: -88.2742° (-88° 16' 27")
The Bailey Memorial Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the north northeast of the Bailey Memorial Cemetery .
Name Variations for Bailey Memorial 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.
Bailey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ash Grove Cemetery
- Tolono Grove Cemetery
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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Bailey Memorial Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bailey Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prairieview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Craw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sadorus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jessee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Burial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bailey Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bailey Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tolono
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sadorus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pesotum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Philo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Philo is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <6>
- Staley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesdale
- Ivesdale is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivesdale <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Villa Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <6>
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicken Bristle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Mayview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Tuscola is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <6>
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
- Ficklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Camargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mahomet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
- Mahomet is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <6>
- White Heath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
- White Heath is located in Piatt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <6>
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 Bailey Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bailey Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Champaign
- Ivesdale
- Mahomet
- Pesotum
- Philo
- Sadorus
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Tuscola
- Urbana
- Urbana lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bailey Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Villa Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bailey Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Bailey Memorial Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Bailey Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403808 (Bailey Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #403808 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Tolono
- County: Champaign Elev: 222
- Location given for GNIS #403808 (Bailey Memorial Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bailey Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9951, Longitude: -88.2742 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |