A visit to the Draper 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 Draper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Draper Cemetery:
39.1481, -87.6714
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Draper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Draper Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Robinson. Robinson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Draper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Draper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Draper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Draper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Musgrave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Musgrave Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrave Cemetery
- Bradbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bradbury Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury Cemetery
- Bailff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailff Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailff Cemetery
- Guyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Guyer Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyer Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ball Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Hutsonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104616 <5>
- Hutson Old Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hutson Old Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutson Old Cemetery
- Hutsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Island Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The York Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Hogue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hogue Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Shawler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shawler Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawler Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Ohio Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ohio Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Newlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newlin Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin Cemetery
- Walnut Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Draper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Draper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West York
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hutsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Trimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Annapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Fairbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Snyder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Robinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scott City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Prairie Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Vigo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Dogwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Stoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- New Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- New Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Sullivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shelburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hogue Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Bellair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
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 Draper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Draper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annapolis
- Duncanville
- Hutsonville
- Palestine
- Robinson
- Shelburn
- Stoy
- Stoy lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Draper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stoy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
- Sullivan
- West Union
- West York
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 Draper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Draper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407381 (Draper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407381 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Union
- Location given for Draper Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1480957 Lon: -87.6714151
- 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 Crawford, 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- Draper 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. |