A visit to the Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clayton Cemetery:
40.8378, -89.0856
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clayton Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Clayton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Clayton Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clayton Twp. Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Twp. Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carroll Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baughman Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Minonk Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Minonk Twp. Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk Twp. Cemetery
- The Minonk Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minonk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #838526 <5>
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- Davison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roanke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roanke Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanke Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hallenback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hallenback Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallenback Cemetery
- Hollenback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Secor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Secor Cemetery is also 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>
- El Paso Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The El Paso Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
- Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawks Farm Cemetery is also 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>
- Bauman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bauman Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauman 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 Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clayton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodford is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Panola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Minonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Secor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- El Paso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toluca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kappa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kappa is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Gridley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flanagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- La Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Evans ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Wenona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Metamora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Varna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Congerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Graymont
(16 miles [25.7 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 Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- El Paso
- Eureka
- Flanagan
- Gridley
- Hudson
- La Rose
- Long Point
- Metamora
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Roanoke
- Rutland
- Toluca
- Varna
- Varna lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Clayton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Varna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Washburn
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 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 Clayton 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 Clayton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406194 (Clayton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406194 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: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benson
- Location given for Clayton Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8378122 Lon: -89.0856339
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clayton 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. |