A visit to the Berea Christian 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 Berea Christian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Berea Christian Cemetery:
39.8009, -89.1542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Berea Christian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Berea Christian Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Taylorville. Taylorville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Berea Christian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Berea Christian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Berea Christian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Berea Christian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Long Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Point Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Darmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Darmer Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmer Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Muirheid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Muirheid Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirheid Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105993 <5>
- Pope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Hudelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hudelson Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudelson Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- Harristown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mostetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mostetter Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostetter Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Macon County Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Berea Christian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Berea Christian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Niantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harristown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Illiopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boody
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blue Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grove City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Elwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolivia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bearsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Warrensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stonington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turpin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Moweaqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Fork
(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 Berea Christian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Berea Christian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mound
- Decatur
- Edinburg
- Forsyth
- Harristown
- Illiopolis
- Macon
- Macon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Berea Christian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Mechanicsburg
- Mount Auburn
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Mount Zion
- Moweaqua
- Niantic
- Stonington
- Warrensburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Berea Christian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Berea Christian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953211 (Berea Christian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953211 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Niantic
- Location given for Berea Christian Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8008738 Lon: -89.1542478
- 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 Christian, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berea Christian 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. |
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