A visit to the Donner 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 Donner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Donner Cemetery:
39.4792, -89.2373
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Donner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Donner Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Taylorville. Taylorville lies just to the north northwest of the Donner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Donner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Donner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Donner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Durbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Durbin Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Cemetery
- Owaneco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Owaneco Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Potters Field Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fraley Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202393 <5>
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Millersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Millersville Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery #2 is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery #2
- Kettlecamp Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Langley Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Center Grove Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ohlman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ohlman Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlman Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tanner Cemetery is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Donner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Donner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Owaneco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Velma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Velma is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Millersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millersville is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Taylorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Langleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langleyville is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
- Ohlman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pana is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <6>
- Assumption
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wenonah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Sharpsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Stonington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jeisyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeisyville is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Morrisonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nokomis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kincaid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bulpitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Tovey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tovey is also located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <6>
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oconee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moweaqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Donner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Donner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assumption
- Edinburg
- Morrisonville
- Moweaqua
- Nokomis
- Oconee
- Pana
- Pana lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Donner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Stonington
- Taylorville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Donner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Donner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953215 (Donner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953215 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owaneco
- Location given for Donner Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4792117 Lon: -89.2373099
- 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 Christian, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Donner 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |