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A visit to the Farmersville 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 Farmersville Cemetery ...

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

40.4275, -88.2270

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

The Farmersville Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Paxton. Paxton lies just to the east northeast of the Farmersville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Farmersville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Farmersville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pontoppidan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
  • Oregon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oregon Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
  • Blackford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Blackford Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford Cemetery
  • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Meharry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ludlow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ludlow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106685 <5>
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Beekman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 southwest)
    • 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
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Glen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pells Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park Cemetery
    • Drummer Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Drummer Twp. Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummer Twp. Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
      • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • American Luthern Church Cemetery
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Willowbrook Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willowbrook Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook Cemetery
    • Trickle Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Farmersville Cemetery.

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

  • Elliott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ludlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Prospect is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Paxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dewey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gibson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Proctor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Proctor is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Rantoul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Melvin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fisher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Loda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Garber
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Garber is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Foosland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomasboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gifford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sibley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lotus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lotus is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
    • Flatville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Flatville is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
    • Buckley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saybrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Farmersville 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 Farmersville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bellflower
  • Buckley
  • Fisher
    • Fisher lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Farmersville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fisher.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Gibson City
  • Gifford
  • Loda
    • Loda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Farmersville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
  • Melvin
  • Paxton
    • Paxton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Farmersville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paxton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Rankin
  • Rantoul
    • Rantoul lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Farmersville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rantoul.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Roberts
  • Sibley
    • Sibley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Farmersville Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sibley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
  • Thawville

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Farmersville 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 Farmersville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #408286  (Farmersville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408286 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: 249 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Perdueville
      • Location given for Farmersville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.427534     Lon: -88.2269931
      • 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 '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- Farmersville 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.