A visit to the Catfish Point 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 Catfish Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Catfish Point Cemetery:
39.6586, -87.8848
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Catfish Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Catfish Point Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Catfish Point Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Catfish Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Catfish Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Catfish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Catfish Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- Augustus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Augustus Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rudy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rudy Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Cholera Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Cholera Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholera Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cholera Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Grandview.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365218 <5>
- Huffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Gwinn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Omer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhoit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wilhoit Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
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]<3> of the Catfish Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Catfish Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redmon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Borton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Brocton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Hume
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ashmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Bell Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Hindsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bushton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Palermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Nevins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Kentucky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chrisman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Catfish Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Catfish Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Brocton
- Chrisman
- Hindsboro
- Hume
- Hume lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Catfish Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Kansas
- Kansas lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Catfish Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kansas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Oakland
- Paris
- Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Catfish Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Catfish Point 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 Catfish Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1736481 (Catfish Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736481 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: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brocton
- Location given for Catfish Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6586459 Lon: -87.8847537
- 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 '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- Catfish Point 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. |
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