A visit to the Clarksville 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 Clarksville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clarksville Cemetery:
40.6550, -88.8512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clarksville Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Clarksville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clarksville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Clarksville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clarksville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- The Lexington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Porteus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960559 <5>
- Scrogin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scrogin Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrogin Cemetery
- Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Bloomington.
- The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hinthorn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1934183 <5>
- Indian Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Field Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Pennell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pennell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennell Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Kappa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kappa Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa Cemetery
- Havens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Havens Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Cemetery
- El Paso Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The El Paso Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Kaufman Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
- Merna Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Merna Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna Cemetery
- Chenoa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa 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 Clarksville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clarksville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gridley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Towanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kappa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Merna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chenoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- El Paso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Normal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Panola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yuton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Carlock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Flanagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graymont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Woodford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Secor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gillum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Downs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anchor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Clarksville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clarksville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Carlock
- Chenoa
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- El Paso
- Ellsworth
- Flanagan
- Gridley
- Hudson
- Lexington
- Normal
- Towanda
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 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 Clarksville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Clarksville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747548 (Clarksville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747548 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Clarksville Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.655035 Lon: -88.8511801
- 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 McLean, 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- Clarksville 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. |