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A visit to the Crown Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Crown Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crown Hill Cemetery

Lat:   39.8924°   (39° 53' 32")

Lon:   -87.6583°   (-87° 39' 29")

The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.

The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north of the Crown Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Crown Hill Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crown Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Crown Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crown Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ridge Farm
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Vermilion Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Olivet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indianola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chrisman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
    • Chrisman is located in Edgar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <7>
  • Scottland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Busenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Raven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Meeks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sidell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
    • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <7>
  • Bloomfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Archie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Metcalf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metcalf <7>
    • Dana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayuga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <7>
    • Westville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <7>
    • Logan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kidley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eugene
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Belgium
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
      • Belgium is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Palermo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hume
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hume <7>
    • Catlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
      • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <7>
    • Newport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Vermillion County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <7>
    • Tilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <7>
    • Fairmount
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <7>

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 Crown Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crown Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Catlin
    • Catlin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Crown Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Catlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Cayuga
    • Cayuga lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Crown Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cayuga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Chrisman
  • Fairmount
  • Hume
    • Hume lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Crown Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
  • Newport
  • Ridge Farm
  • Sidell
  • Tilton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crown Hill Cemetery:

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 Crown Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #406851  (Crown Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #406851 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Georgetown
    • County: Vermilion         Elev: 217
    • Location given for GNIS #406851 (Crown Hill Cemetery)

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Crown Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8924, Longitude: -87.6583    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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