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A visit to the Broughton 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 Broughton Cemetery ...

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

40.9806, -88.2745

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Broughton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Broughton Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Broughton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Broughton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Broughton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Emington.
    • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Call Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326028 <5>
  • Sullivan Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Round Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Round Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
  • Mona Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mona Twp. Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona Twp. Cemetery
  • Edgerville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Edgerville Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerville Cemetery
    • The Edgerville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Floridgeville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie Cemetery
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Prairie EUB Cemetery
    • Sunny Slope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coleman Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Union Hill.
    • Grand Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Milk's Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Milk's Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milk's Grove Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity Cemetery
    • Dwight Old Town Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilot Center Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pilot Center Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Center Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Broughton Cemetery.

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

  • Kempton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cabery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Campus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Emington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cardiff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Griswold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Griswold is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
  • Buckingham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cullom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Reddick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saunemin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eylar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
  • Herscher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Charlotte
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Union Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dwight
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dwight is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <6>
    • Wing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Clarke City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
    • South Wilmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • East Brooklyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Odell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Odell is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
    • Swygert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Goodrich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodrich is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Essex
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gardner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Chatsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Irwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Sunbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunbury is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury

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 Broughton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Broughton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Livingston 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 Broughton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #404930  (Broughton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404930 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: Livingston
      • Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cullom
      • Location given for Broughton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.9805882     Lon: -88.2744967
      • 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 Livingston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broughton 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.