A visit to the Bruce 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 Bruce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bruce Cemetery:
39.6653, -87.5350
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bruce 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 west southwest of the Bruce Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bruce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bruce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gorton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gorton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Houseton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Houseton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseton Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140203 <5>
- Pryor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pryor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107592 <5>
- Stults Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stults Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stults Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Littlefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Old Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scott Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Higbie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie 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 Bruce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bruce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blanford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Huffmanville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clays Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Saint Bernice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Libertyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Sandytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Universal
(5 miles [8 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
- Kidley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Kentucky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- West Atherton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Nevins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Elbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Scottland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Dana
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
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 Bruce Cemetery. The following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bruce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bruce 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 Bruce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404997 (Bruce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404997 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: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Bernice
- Location given for Bruce Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6653135 Lon: -87.5350213
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bruce 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. |