A visit to the Bellflower 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 Bellflower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bellflower Cemetery:
40.3636, -88.5251
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bellflower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bellflower Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bellflower Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bellflower Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bellflower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bellflower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Old Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Township Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Arrowsmith Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Naylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Naylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fisher.
- The Naylor Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Brethren Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107120 <5>
- Barnes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Beekman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Beekman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Farmer City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmer City Cemetery is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City Cemetery
- Willowbrook Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Willowbrook Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook Cemetery
- East Bend Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The East Bend Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend Cemetery
- The East Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Bend Memorial Gardens
- East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
- Drummer Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Bellflower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bellflower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bellflower
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Laurette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Glen Avon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Saybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lotus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Kumler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kumler is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
- Foosland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Arrowsmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmer City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Le Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake of the Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Dewey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parnell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mahomet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fullerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Elliott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Bellflower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bellflower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bellflower
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- Ellsworth
- Farmer City
- Fisher
- Gibson City
- Le Roy
- Mahomet
- Mansfield
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 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 Bellflower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Bellflower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426586 (Bellflower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426586 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellflower
- Location given for Bellflower Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3636448 Lon: -88.5250606
- 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 McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bellflower 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |