A visit to the Crums Chapel 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 Crums Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crums Chapel Cemetery:
39.0856, -88.8198
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crums Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crums Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Vandalia. Vandalia lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Crums Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crums Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Crums Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crums Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rhodes Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- The Springhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Cemetery
- Springhill Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1479263 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Clare Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ranson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ranson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dial Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Yolton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yolton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolton Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moccasin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moccasin Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Padon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Padon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padon Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tipsword Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tipsword Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipsword Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beecher City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beecher City Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City Cemetery
- The Beecher City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beecher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170083 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crums Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crums Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Avena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Beecher City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Brownstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Funkhouser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Cowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shumway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fancher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Herrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Dressor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Bluff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Effingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- La Clede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Heartville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Stewardson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(15 miles [24.1 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 Crums Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crums Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Effingham
- Herrick
- Ramsey
- Saint Elmo
- Stewardson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Crums Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Crums Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1773060 (Crums Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1773060 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altamont West
- Location given for Crums Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0855991 Lon: -88.8197814
- 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 Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crums Chapel 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. |
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