A visit to the Embury 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 Embury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Embury Cemetery:
40.2013, -87.8464
The Embury Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Embury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Embury Cemetery.
Name Variations for Embury Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Embury Cemetery.
Embury Cemetery has also been known as:
We have also seen these variations for Embury Cemetery:
- Embury Chapel Cemetery
- Emburry Chapel Cemetery
- Embery Chapel Cemetery
- Emberry Chapel Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Embury Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Embury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Collison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Collison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knight's Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trimmell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Outten Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Workheiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Higginsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Makemson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McGee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Partlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pentecost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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]<2> of the Embury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Embury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muncie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fithian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belgium Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potomac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Missionfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Penfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Henning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gifford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flatville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Embury Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Embury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Danville
- Fairmount
- Fithian
- Gifford
- Homer
- Homer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Embury Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Ogden
- Potomac
- Saint Joseph
- Tilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Embury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Embury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407985 (Emberry Chaple Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407985 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: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Collison
- Location given for Emberry Chaple Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2011467 Lon: -87.8461401
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Embury 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |