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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 Broadway Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Broadway Cemetery

Lat:   40.4056°   (40° 24' 20")

Lon:   -89.3030°   (-89° 18' 10")

The Broadway Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<1>.

The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Pekin. Pekin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Broadway Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Broadway Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Broadway Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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]<2> of the Broadway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Broadway Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Minier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mindale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sutter ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sutter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Sutter is located in Tazewell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sutter
    • From the Broadway Cemetery to Sutter
  • Richmond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Armington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stanford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
    • Stanford is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <6>
  • Fravert ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fravert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
    • Fravert is located in Tazewell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fravert
    • From the Broadway Cemetery to Fravert
  • Burt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Burt is located in Tazewell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burt
    • From the Broadway Cemetery to Burt
  • Tazewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hopedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Walnut
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Tazewell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Walnut
    • From the Broadway Cemetery to Walnut
  • Boynton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mackinaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • McLean
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
      • McLean is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <6>
    • Lilly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Brownwood ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Atlanta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
    • Danvers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
      • Danvers has also been known as:
      • Danver
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <6>
    • Allentown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Emden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Emden is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emden <6>
    • Hartsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
      • Hartsburg is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsburg <6>
    • Evans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lawndale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
      • Lawndale is located in Logan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <6>
    • Shirley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in McLean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <6>
    • Tremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Broadway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Broadway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Broadway Cemetery:

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 Broadway Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1747443  (Broadway Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1747443 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: Minier
    • County: Tazewell         Elev: 194
    • Location given for GNIS #1747443 (Broadway Cemetery)

The official website for Tazewell County: www.tazewell.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Broadway Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4056, Longitude: -89.3030    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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