A visit to the Clayton Township 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 Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clayton Twp. Cemetery:
40.8539, -89.1309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clayton Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clayton Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Clayton Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clayton Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Clayton Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clayton Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Davison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roanke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roanke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanke Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Hallenback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hallenback Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallenback Cemetery
- Hollenback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Minonk Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Minonk Twp. Cemetery is 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>
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baughman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Linn Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Secor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clayton Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clayton Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Benson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Minonk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Secor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Panola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- El Paso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Toluca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- La Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Metamora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kappa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Varna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Flanagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wenona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gridley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Congerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Long Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- El Paso
- Eureka
- Flanagan
- Gridley
- La Rose
- Long Point
- Metamora
- Minonk
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Rutland
- Toluca
- Varna
- Varna lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Clayton Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Varna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Washburn
- Washington
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 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 Twp. 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 Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1802038 (Clayton Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802038 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: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roanoke
- Location given for Clayton Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8539235 Lon: -89.1309136
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clayton Twp. 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. |