A visit to the Cummings 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 Cummings Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cummings Cemetery:
39.4853, -87.5492
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cummings Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cummings Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cummings Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Cummings Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cummings Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dennison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dennison Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of West Terre Haute (IN).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda Memorial Park
- Bethesda UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959900 <5>
- Gymon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gymon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gymon Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ft. Hamilton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vermilion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laufman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Laufman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laufman Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Forsythe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barbour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Barbour Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbour Cemetery
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]<3> of the Cummings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cummings Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farrington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Elbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Dennison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Liggett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Toad Hop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- West Terre Haute
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nevins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Vermilion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taylorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Barnhart Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Prairieton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Kentucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Spelterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- New Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Terre Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Shepardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Universal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
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 Cummings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cummings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cummings Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Cummings Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406888 (Cummings Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406888 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dennison
- Location given for Cummings Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.485313 Lon: -87.54919
- 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 Edgar, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cummings 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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