A visit to the Bright 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 Bright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bright Cemetery:
39.7028, -87.5528
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bright 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 southwest of the Bright Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Houseton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Houseton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseton Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Littlefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Old Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scott Cemetery
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Gorton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gorton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Higbie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- Bono Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McCauley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Bright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clays Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Saint Bernice
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Blanford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Kidley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Huffmanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Universal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Fairview Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kentucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Numa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
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 Bright Cemetery. The following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Bright 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 Bright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404867 (Bright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404867 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: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Bernice
- Location given for Bright Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7028136 Lon: -87.5527993
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bright 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. |