A visit to the Caraway Family 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 Caraway Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Caraway Family Cemetery:
40.0488, -87.6338
The Caraway Family Cemetery is located in Westville.
The cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the north of the Caraway Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Caraway Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Caraway Family Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Caraway Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Locket Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hooton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Songer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Langley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery (South)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery (North)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wright Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- God's Acre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McKendree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Niccum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Atherton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanhill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Danville Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Caraway Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Caraway Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Belgium
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Tilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Busenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meeks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rileysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Olivet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Missionfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belgium Row
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indianola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eugene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Caraway Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Caraway Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Danville
- Fairmount
- Perrysville
- Ridge Farm
- Tilton
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 websites either 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 Caraway Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Caraway Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1951030 (Caraway Family Plot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951030 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: Vermilion
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Caraway Family Plot Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Caraway Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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