A visit to the Cherry 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 Cherry Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherry Point Cemetery:
39.7920, -87.7289
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cherry Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cherry Point Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Cherry Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cherry Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cherry Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherry Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoult Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hoult Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Newcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Young America Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Old Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Littlefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
- Prairie Twp. Chapel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244596 <5>
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Stunkard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stunkard Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stunkard Cemetery
- Conkey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Conkey Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkey Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove 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 Cherry Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherry Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chrisman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Metcalf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scottland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridge Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Archie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Raven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Sidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Indianola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Palermo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Kidley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Brocton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Redmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Huffmanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Busenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Allerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newman
(13 miles [20.9 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 Cherry 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 Cherry Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Brocton
- Chrisman
- Hume
- Hume lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Cherry Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Paris
- Ridge Farm
- Sidell
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 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 Cherry 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 Cherry Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406022 (Cherry Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406022 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: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chrisman
- Location given for Cherry Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7919796 Lon: -87.7289145
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cherry 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |