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A visit to the Drummer Township 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 Drummer Twp. Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drummer Twp. Cemetery:

40.4595, -88.3812

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

The Drummer Twp. Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Paxton. Paxton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Drummer Twp. Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Drummer Twp. Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Drummer Twp. Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blackford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blackford Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford Cemetery
  • Oregon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Oregon Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beekman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Beekman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman Cemetery
  • East Bend Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The East Bend Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend Cemetery
    • The East Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Bend Memorial Gardens
    • East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
  • Pontoppidan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Old Township Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Old Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Township Cemetery
  • Township Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Farmersville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Farmersville Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Anchor Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Anchor Twp. Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Twp. Cemetery
    • Township Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Bellflower Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bellflower Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower Cemetery
    • Naylor Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Naylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fisher.
      • The Naylor Cemetery has also been known as:
      • United Brethren Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107120 <5>
    • Willowbrook Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Willowbrook Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook Cemetery
    • Cropsey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cropsey Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropsey Cemetery
    • Plymouth Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Plymouth Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
    • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Meharry Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery

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]<3> of the Drummer Twp. Cemetery.

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

  • Gibson City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gibson City is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
    • Gibson City has also been known as:
    • Gibson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
  • Garber
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Garber is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
  • Proctor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Proctor is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Elliott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Saybrook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Foosland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sibley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lotus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lotus is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
  • Fisher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <6>
  • Melvin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellflower
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dewey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cropsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Anchor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurette is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
    • Glen Avon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Prospect
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Strawn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Arrowsmith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ludlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Paxton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Roberts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Colfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kumler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kumler is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
    • Rantoul
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Loda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <6>

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 Drummer Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Drummer Twp. Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Ford 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 Drummer Twp. Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1748026  (Drummer Township Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1748026 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: Ford
      • Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gibson City West
      • Location given for Drummer Township Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.4594783     Lon: -88.3811656
      • 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 Ford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Drummer Twp. 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.