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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 Embury Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.2013°   (40° 12' 4")

Lon:   -87.8464°   (-87° 50' 47")

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 .

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:

  • Embury Chapel Cemetery

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.

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 either 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Embury Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Vermilion County
    • Muncie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
      • Muncie is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <3>
    • Glenburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
    • Fithian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fithian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fithian
      • Fithian is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fithian <3>
    • Belgium Row
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
      • Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
    • Royal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <3>
    • Armstrong
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armstrong <3>
    • Oakwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <3>
    • Potomac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
      • Potomac is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <3>
    • Ogden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <3>
    • Missionfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
      • Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Penfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
        • Hillery is located in Vermilion County
      • Fairmount
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
        • Fairmount is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <3>
      • Henning
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
        • Henning is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <3>
      • Saint Joseph
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
        • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <3>
      • Catlin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
        • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <3>
      • Denmark ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
        • Denmark is located in Vermilion County
      • Gifford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
        • Gifford is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <3>
      • Flatville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
        • Flatville is located in Champaign County
      • Bismarck
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Homer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Homer is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
      • Tilton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
        • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <3>
      • 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.

    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.<5>

    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)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • The Rice Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sandbar Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Collison Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Collison Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Collison Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Collison.
      • The Collison Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pilot Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collison Cemetery
    • Old Collison Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Knight's Branch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Knight's Branch Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • The Knight's Branch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Endicott Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight's Branch Cemetery
    • Trimmell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Outten Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Outten Family Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • The Outten Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Outton Family Cemetery
      • Snyder Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Outten Family Cemetery
    • Stump Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Stump Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stump Cemetery
    • Workheiser Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Porter Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Higginsville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Higginsville Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • The Higginsville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Smalley Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginsville Cemetery
    • Stearns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Stearns Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Cemetery
    • 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)
        • The Johnson Hill Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The Johnson Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Johnson / Oakwood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Hill Cemetery
      • McGee Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The McGee Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
      • New Salem Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The New Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Salem Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
      • Old Partlow Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Royal St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      • Grimes Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
      • Pentecost Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Pentecost Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The Pentecost Cemetery has also been known as:
        • DeMoss Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pentecost Cemetery
      • Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lorance Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
      • Dodson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The Dodson Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Baptist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #407985 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: Collison
      • County: Vermilion         Elev: 226
      • Location given for GNIS #407985 (Emberry Chaple Cemetery)

    The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Embury Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2013, Longitude: -87.8464    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <6>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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