A visit to the Brewer Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Brewer Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brewer Cemetery
Lat: 39.1009° (39° 6' 3")
Lon: -88.3348° (-88° 20' 5")
The Brewer Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Brewer 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 Brewer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Dieterich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dieterich Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dieterich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dieterich Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Gila Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gila Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gila Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gila Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Myer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Myer Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Island Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Island Creek Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Kingery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingery Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kingery Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Montrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montrose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Montrose Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Diel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Diel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Mullen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mullen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mullen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mullen Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Faunce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faunce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faunce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Faunce Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Needham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Bowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Kibler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kibler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kibler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kibler Cemetery is located in Jasper County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brewer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dieterich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Wheeler is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <5>
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Teutopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <5>
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hidalgo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidalgo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
- Hidalgo is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <5>
- Walla Walla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walla Walla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Heartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <5>
- Sigel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Effingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <5>
- Bogota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Greenup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Funkhouser
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Neoga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Neoga is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <5>
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Yale is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <5>
- Bradbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
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 Brewer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brewer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dieterich
- Effingham
- Greenup
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Brewer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Newton
- Sigel
- Teutopolis
- Toledo
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 Brewer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jasper County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Brewer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1923082 (Brewer Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1923082 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Wheeler
- County: Jasper Elev: 188
- Location given for GNIS #1923082 (Brewer Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Jasper, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brewer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1009, Longitude: -88.3348 In this case, the coordinates for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |