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. 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 Elmwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elmwood Cemetery:
40.3189, -88.1641
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- 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)
- Pontoppidan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
- Harwood Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Blackford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackford Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford Cemetery
- 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)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- 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)
- Glen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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:
- Rantoul
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thomasboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dewey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flatville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Penfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elliott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake of the Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mahomet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mayview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Loda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Foosland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gibson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Staley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(16 miles [25.7 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 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.
- Champaign
- Fisher
- Gibson City
- Gifford
- Loda
- Loda lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Elmwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Mahomet
- Paxton
- Rantoul
- Saint Joseph
- Urbana
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 Elmwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Elmwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407952 (Elmwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407952 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rantoul
- Location given for Elmwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.318645 Lon: -88.16449
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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