A visit to the Cameron 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 Cameron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cameron Cemetery:
40.6961, -89.7357
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cameron Cemetery is located in Peoria County<2>.
The county seat for Peoria County is located in Peoria. Peoria lies just to the east of the Cameron Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cameron Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cameron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cameron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christ Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Perria County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Smithville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smithville Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
- Harker's Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Pottstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pottstown Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trial Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trial Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bartonville.
- The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartonville State Asylum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960165 <5>
- St. Mary's of the Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107932 <5>
- Koerner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Koerner Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koerner Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Parkview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Parkview Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview Cemetery
- Swan Lake Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<3> of the Cameron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cameron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maxwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Edwards
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Hanna City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pottstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Bartonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Peoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Pekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Former name for North Pekin:
- Radio City
- Marquette Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
- Creve Coeur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
- Former name for Creve Coeur:
- Wesley City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <6>
- East Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
- North Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Keller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Trivoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glasford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Mines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peoria Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highway Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
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 Cameron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Peoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cameron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartonville
- Creve Coeur
- East Peoria
- Hanna City
- Pekin
- Pekin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Cameron Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Peoria Heights
- Peoria
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 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 Cameron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Peoria 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 Cameron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405429 (Cameron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405429 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: Peoria
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peoria West
- Location given for Cameron Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6961487 Lon: -89.7356592
- 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 Peoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Cameron 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. |