A visit to the Boiling Springs 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 Boiling Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boiling Springs Cemetery:
39.8839, -88.9979
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boiling Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boiling Springs Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the southeast of the Boiling Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boiling Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Boiling Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boiling Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Macon County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Illini Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Illini Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illini Cemetery
- Harristown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hudelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudelson Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudelson Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- North Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- Garver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garver Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garver Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Muirheid Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Muirheid Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirheid Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boiling Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boiling Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bearsdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turpin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Sangamon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Oreana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boody
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Niantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Long Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Maroa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hervey City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Argenta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Casner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Rowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rowell is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
- Illiopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Boiling Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boiling Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argenta
- Blue Mound
- Cerro Gordo
- Chestnut
- Dalton City
- Decatur
- Forsyth
- Harristown
- Illiopolis
- Kenney
- Kenney lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Boiling Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
- Macon
- Maroa
- Maroa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Boiling Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maroa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maroa
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Niantic
- Oreana
- Oreana lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Boiling Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oreana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
- Warrensburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Boiling Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Boiling Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404658 (Boiling Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404658 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forsyth
- Location given for Boiling Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.883926 Lon: -88.9978583
- 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 Macon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boiling Springs 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. |