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A visit to the Donnan 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 Donnan Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Donnan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   40.0764°   (40° 4' 35")

Lon:   -89.2109°   (-89° 12' 39")

The Donnan Cemetery is located in Logan County<2>.

The county seat for Logan County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Donnan Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Donnan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Laenna Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laenna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laenna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laenna Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Reese Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reese Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reese Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Bowers - Templeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers - Templeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers - Templeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowers - Templeman Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Randolph Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Beason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beason Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Berryhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Skelton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skelton Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Mt. Pulaski Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pulaski Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pulaski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pulaski Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Emery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emery Cemetery is located in Macon County
  • Hays Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hays Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Downing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Downing Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Perry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • McClimans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClimans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClimans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClimans Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Bell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Lake Bank Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Bank Cemetery
      • The Lake Bank Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Bank Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Latham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106512 <5>
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Tunbridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunbridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tunbridge Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Barnett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnett Cemetery is located in De Witt County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Donnan Cemetery.

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

  • Chestnut
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Beason
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pulaski
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
    • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <6>
  • Chestervale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
    • Chestervale is located in Logan County
  • Kenney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
    • Kenney is located in De Witt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <6>
  • Midland City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Midland City is located in De Witt County
  • Latham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hallsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
  • Rowell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
    • Rowell is located in De Witt County
  • Lincoln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Lawndale is located in Logan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Warrensburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <6>
    • Waynesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Evans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Logan County
    • Bell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Logan County
    • Atlanta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
    • Broadwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Cornland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maroa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Elkhart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
    • Illiopolis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Niantic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 Donnan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Logan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Donnan 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 Donnan Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #407307  (Donnan Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #407307 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: Chestnut
    • County: Logan         Elev: 190
    • Location given for GNIS #407307 (Donnan Cemetery)

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.il.us/

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

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 Logan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Donnan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0764, Longitude: -89.2109       In this case, the coordinates for the Donnan Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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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