A visit to the Davis Memorial 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 Davis Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Memorial Cemetery:
39.9125, -88.2701
The Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Davis Memorial Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Davis Memorial Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Davis Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Davis Memorial Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sadorus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Craw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Villa Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Lester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Upper Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lester Cemetery
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hammett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hammett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Davis Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pesotum
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hayes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tolono
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sadorus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chicken Bristle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Philo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ficklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Savoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ivesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murdock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bondville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broadlands
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Champaign
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Staley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Davis Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atwood
- Broadlands
- Champaign
- Ivesdale
- Pesotum
- Philo
- Philo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Davis Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Sadorus
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Tuscola
- Urbana
- Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Davis Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Villa Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Davis Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Davis Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #1810809 (Pesotum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810809 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tolono
- Location given for Pesotum Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.912531 Lon: -88.2694936
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- GNIS ID #1947968 (Davis Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1947968 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: Champaign
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Davis Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, 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 from Point A (ie- Davis Memorial Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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