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A visit to the Church of the Brethren 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery:

40.7942, -89.1592

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.

The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies just to the southwest of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Roanke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Roanke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanke Cemetery
  • Carroll Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Secor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Secor Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor Cemetery
    • The Secor Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Palestine Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108182 <5>
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Clayton Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Clayton Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Twp. Cemetery
  • Harper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
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    • Hartman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Davison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hollenback Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hallenback Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hallenback Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallenback Cemetery
    • Hawks Farm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hawks Farm Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Farm Cemetery
      • The Hawks Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hawk's Farm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204240 <5>
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Woosley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
    • Olio Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Centennial Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Church of the Brethren Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Roanoke
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Secor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Benson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Panola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Panola is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Woodford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodford is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • El Paso
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Minonk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Metamora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kappa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kappa is located in Woodford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Washburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Congerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • La Rose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Washington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rutland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Toluca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cooper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gridley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dana is located in La Salle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dana <6>
    • Flanagan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Germantown Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Church of the Brethren Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benson
    • Benson lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Carlock
  • Deer Creek
  • El Paso
    • El Paso lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for El Paso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • Eureka
    • Eureka lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eureka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Flanagan
    • Flanagan lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flanagan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
  • Gridley
    • Gridley lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gridley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Hudson
    • Hudson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hudson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • La Rose
    • La Rose lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for La Rose.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rose
  • Metamora
  • Minonk
    • Minonk lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minonk.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
  • Roanoke
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Rutland lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rutland.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Toluca
      • Toluca lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Toluca.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
    • Washburn
    • Washington

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 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Woodford 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 Church of the Brethren Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1953789  (Church of the Brethern Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953789 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: Woodford
      • Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Roanoke
      • Location given for Church of the Brethern Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7942019     Lon: -89.1592471
      • 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 Woodford, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Church of the Brethren 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.