A visit to the Battershell 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 Battershell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Battershell Cemetery:
40.2173, -88.1089
The Battershell Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the southwest of the Battershell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Battershell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Battershell Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Battershell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friends Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beckman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Heater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yearsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brownfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clements Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kopman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Holy Speulchre Cemetery
- St. Malachy Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stearns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leal Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Battershell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Battershell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flatville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomasboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Penfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dewey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Staley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rutherford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake of the Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Fithian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mahomet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bondville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muncie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Battershell 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 Battershell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Champaign
- Fisher
- Fithian
- Gifford
- Homer
- Homer lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Battershell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Mahomet
- Ogden
- Philo
- Rantoul
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Urbana
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 Battershell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Battershell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1947947 (Battershell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1947947 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: Champaign
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Battershell Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Battershell Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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