A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
39.7306, -87.6845
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the south of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Conkey Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkey Cemetery
- Old Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scott Cemetery
- Hoult Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hoult Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult Cemetery
- Cherry Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Point Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point Cemetery
- Littlefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Newcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Paris Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Houseton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Houseton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseton Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bloomfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chrisman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scottland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Clays Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kidley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Saint Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Raven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Metcalf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kentucky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conlogue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Vermilion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Ridge Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Libertyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nevins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Sandytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Archie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Vermilion Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Palermo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Brocton
(13 miles [20.9 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 Franklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brocton
- Chrisman
- Hume
- Hume lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Franklin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Paris
- Ridge Farm
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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408660 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408660 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris North
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7305908 Lon: -87.6844693
- 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 Edgar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin 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. |