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 ...
The Bright Cemetery is located in Edgar County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Blackman Cemetery
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Bono Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Cameron Cemetery
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Gorton Cemetery
- The Gorton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Higbie Cemetery
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Houseton Cemetery
- The Houseton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Igo Cemetery
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Littlefield Cemetery
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- McCauley Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Old Scott Cemetery
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- St. Aloysius Cemetery
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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- Spangler Cemetery
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
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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 alphabetically:
- Alta
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Blanford
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
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- Chrisman
- Clays Prairie
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
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- Clinton
- Dana
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Fairview Park
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Huffmanville
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
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- Kentucky
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
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- Kidley
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
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- Logan
- New Goshen
- Numa
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
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- Paris
- Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
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- Raven
- Raven is located in Edgar County
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- Saint Bernice
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Sandytown
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Scottland
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
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- Shepardsville
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
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- Summit Grove
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Universal
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Vermilion
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 begin 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bright Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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