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A visit to the Five Mile 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 Five Mile Cemetery ...

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

40.7389, -88.4078

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

The Five Mile Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Five Mile Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Five Mile Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Five Mile Cemetery.<4>

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

  • North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Graceland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The East Graceland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Graceland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Graceland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fairbury.
    • The East Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • German Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201400 <5>
  • St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
  • South Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Strawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Avoca Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Twp. Cemetery
    • The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Avoca Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
  • Spence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spence Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
  • Germanville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Germanville Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
    • Cropsey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Cropsey Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropsey Cemetery
    • Sunny Slope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Weston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Weston Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brewton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Brewton Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton Cemetery
    • Patty Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Patty Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Five Mile Cemetery.

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

  • Forrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Strawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Chatsworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wing is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Fairbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Avoca ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Charlotte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Charlotte is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Cropsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sibley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Saunemin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Piper City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • McDowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McDowell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Weston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Eylar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
    • Cullom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Griswold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Griswold is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Anchor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swygert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Swygert is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Melvin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Garber is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Pontiac
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
    • Colfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thawville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • La Hogue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
    • Kempton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cayuga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Emington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Chenoa
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Five Mile Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Five Mile Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Livingston 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 Five Mile Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #408420  (Five Mile Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408420 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: Livingston
      • Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forrest South
      • Location given for Five Mile Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.7389237     Lon: -88.4078314
      • 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 Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Five Mile 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.