A visit to the Boyer 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 Boyer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyer Cemetery:
39.4948, -87.8025
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boyer Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Boyer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boyer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Boyer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Goshen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Goshen Cemetery
- Beatty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Barr - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cupps Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupps Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- O'Hair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Hair Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hair Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Clarksville Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elledge Holley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chronic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chronic Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chronic Cemetery
- Cronick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Zimmerly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zimmerly Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerly Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- Cholera Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cholera Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholera Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cholera Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Grandview.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365218 <5>
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Green Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Moss Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Moss Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Augustus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Augustus Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Conlogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Cleone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nevins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Redmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dennison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Elbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Ashmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oilfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Vermilion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Farrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Borton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
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 Boyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Kansas
- Marshall
- Martinsville
- Paris
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 helpful 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 Boyer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Boyer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1808094 (Boyer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1808094 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarksville
- Location given for Boyer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.494757 Lon: -87.8025302
- 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 Edgar, 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- Boyer 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. |