A visit to the Day 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 Day Cemetery ...
The Day Cemetery is located in Wayne County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Atteberry Cemetery
- The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteberry Cemetery
- Barah Cemetery
- The Barah Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barah Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- East Antioch Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Gash Cemetery
- The Gash Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gash Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gash Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Fairfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105795 <2>
- Gifford Cemetery
- The Gifford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford Cemetery
- Kincheloe Cemetery
- The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nunn Cemetery
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Scottsville Cemetery
- Shaeffer Cemetery
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Shaeffer Cemetery
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- South Toms Prairie Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Thomas Hill Cemetery
- The Thomas Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Vernon Cemetery
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Winland Cemetery
- The Winland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Wright Cemetery
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Day Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albion
- Barnhill
- Belle Prairie City
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Bennington
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
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- Bone Gap
- Boyleston
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
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- Browns
- Bungay
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
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- Burnt Prairie
- Calvin
- Calvin is located in White County
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- Cisne
- Crossville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ellery
- Enfield
- Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
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- Fairfield
- Geff
- Golden Gate
- Grayville
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
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- Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
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- Marion
- Marion is located in Edwards County
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- Mill Shoals
- Mount Erie
- Red Top
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
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- Sims
- Springerton
- Wayne City
- Wynoose
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
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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 Day Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Day Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Crossville
- Enfield
- Fairfield
- Grayville
- Jeffersonville
- Wayne City
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 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 Day Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Day Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407000 (Day Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407000 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burnt Prairie
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Day Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |