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A visit to the Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.3189°   (40° 19' 8")

Lon:   -88.1641°   (-88° 9' 50")

The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.

The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south of the Elmwood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Catholic Cemetery
    • Rantoul Catholic Cemetery
    • Rantoul Holy Speulchre Cemetery
    • St. Malachy Cemetery
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Beckman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Huls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Battershell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmersville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Farmersville Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Pontoppidan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontoppidan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontoppidan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Harwood Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Blackford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackford Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Beekman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Bend Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Willowbrook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jersey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jersey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jersey Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Jersey Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Trickle Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trickle Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trickle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trickle Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Glen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ten Mile Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County

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]<2> of the Elmwood Cemetery.

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

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 Elmwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elmwood 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 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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #407952  (Elmwood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #407952 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: Rantoul
    • County: Champaign         Elev: 232
    • Location given for GNIS #407952 (Elmwood Cemetery)

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elmwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3189, Longitude: -88.1641    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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