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A visit to the Fillmore Cemetery ...


The location of the Fillmore Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Fillmore Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.7175°   (39° 43' 3")

Lon:   -88.3912°   (-88° 23' 28")

The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Tuscola. Tuscola lies just to the northeast of the Fillmore Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fillmore Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Fillmore 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fillmore Cemetery.

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

    • Chesterville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
    • Arcola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
      • Arthur is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arthur <4>
    • Garrett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Ficklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ficklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Atwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <4>
    • Cadwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
      • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
    • Humboldt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Filson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Filson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
      • Filson is located in Douglas County
    • Tuscola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <4>
    • Chicken Bristle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
      • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
    • Cooks Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Kemp
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
        • Kemp is located in Douglas County
      • Dorans
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
        • Dorans is located in Coles County
      • Patterson Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
        • Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
      • Hayes
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
        • Hayes is located in Douglas County
      • Hammond
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lovington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
        • Lovington is located in Moultrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <4>
      • Cushman
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
        • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
      • Allenville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
        • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Hindsboro
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Camargo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Burrowsville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
        • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
      • Sullivan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Coles
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
        • Coles is located in Moultrie County
      • Pesotum
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Voorhies
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorhies have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
        • Voorhies is located in Piatt County

    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 Fillmore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fillmore Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Fillmore Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Miller Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Bourbon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourbon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bourbon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourbon Cemetery
    • Yoder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yoder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoder Cemetery
    • Yoder Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yoder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yoder Cemetery
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Lower Lester Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Lester Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Brann Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brann Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brann Cemetery
    • Township Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Township Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Upper Lester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Lester Cemetery
    • Mackville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Moore Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moore Cemetery is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Seass Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seass Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seass Cemetery
      • Humboldt Twp. Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Township Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Township Cemetery is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
      • East Humboldt Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Humboldt Cemetery is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Humboldt Cemetery
      • Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tuscola.
        • The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Tuscola Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548143 <6>
      • Lake Fork Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lake Fork Cemetery is located in Piatt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Fork Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith 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 Fillmore Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1747652  (Fillmore Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1747652 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: Arthur
      • County: Douglas         Elev: 197
      • Location given for GNIS #1747652 (Fillmore Cemetery)

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

    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 Douglas, 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 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 Fillmore Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7175, Longitude: -88.3912       In this case, the coordinates for the Fillmore Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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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