A visit to the Chatham Memorial 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 Chatham Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chatham Memorial Cemetery:
39.6773, -89.7123
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chatham Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chatham Memorial Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.
The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the north northeast of the Chatham Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chatham Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Chatham Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chatham Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Cloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cloyd Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cumberland Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Trumbo Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Brunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brunk Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunk 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 Chatham Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chatham Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chatham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Glenarm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curran
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southern View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Commanche Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Place
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Leland Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Loami
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Divernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thayer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Pasfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Lowder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- New Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Virden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
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 Chatham Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chatham Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Auburn lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Chatham Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Auburn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Divernon
- New Berlin
- Pawnee
- Rochester
- Springfield
- Virden
- Virden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Chatham Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Virden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Chatham Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 Chatham Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821047 (Chatham Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821047 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatham
- Location given for Chatham Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6772742 Lon: -89.7123219
- 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 Sangamon, 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- Chatham Memorial 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. |