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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. 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 Bruce Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.3517°   (38° 21' 6")

Lon:   -88.6384°   (-88° 38' 18")

The Bruce Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Bruce Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bruce Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Thomason Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomason Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Egbert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Egbert Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Atteberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atteberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atteberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Tyler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Ten Post Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ten Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ten Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ten Post Oak Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Crask Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crask Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Mifflin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mifflin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mifflin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mifflin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Dobbs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dobbs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oak Dale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Bradford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Garrison Temple Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Temple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garrison Temple Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Hickory Hill Cemetery
      • Hickory Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972334 <5>
    • Baltimore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baltimore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baltimore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baltimore Cemetery is located in Wayne County

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.

  • Keenes
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wayne City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
    • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <6>
  • Markham City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
    • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
  • Bluford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
    • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <6>
  • Sims
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sims <6>
  • Pigeon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
  • Marlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Marlow is located in Jefferson County
  • Shields
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Jefferson County
  • Belle Rive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
    • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <6>
  • Belle Prairie City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
    • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Opdyke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke
    • Opdyke is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opdyke <6>
  • Dahlgren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Boyleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
    • Hickory Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
      • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
    • Piopolis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
      • Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
    • Johnsonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Summersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Lovilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lovilla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
      • Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
    • Union Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
      • Union Town is located in Marion County
    • Jeffersonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Geff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geff
      • Geff is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geff <6>
    • Mount Vernon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Barnhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
      • Barnhill is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnhill <6>
    • Fairfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cisne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
      • Cisne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <6>
    • Texico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
      • Texico is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <6>
    • Idlewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
      • Idlewood is located in Jefferson County

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #404995  (Bruce Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #404995 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: Bluford
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 128
    • Location given for GNIS #404995 (Bruce Cemetery)

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

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 Wayne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bruce Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3517, Longitude: -88.6384       In this case, the coordinates for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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