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A visit to the French Cemetery ...

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 French Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.5509°   (39° 33' 3")

Lon:   -88.5562°   (-88° 33' 22")

The French Cemetery is located in Moultrie County<2>.

The county seat for Moultrie County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the northwest of the French 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 French Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Purvis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purvis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Purvis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Daugherty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugherty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugherty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Illinois Masonic Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Illinois Masonic Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Illinois Masonic Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Illinois Masonic Home Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Greenhill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Whitfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Lynn Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Old Lynn Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lynn Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lynn Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Camfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camfield Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Bolin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bolin Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jonathon Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathon Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonathon Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jonathon Creek Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
    • Hagerman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagerman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Bruce Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Sand Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Hilligoss Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilligoss Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilligoss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilligoss Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Branch Side Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Branch Side Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
    • Zoar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Seass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seass Cemetery
      • 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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the French Cemetery.

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

  • Allenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Coles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
    • Coles is located in Moultrie County
  • Sullivan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gays
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Gays is located in Moultrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <5>
  • Cushman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cushman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
    • Cushman is located in Moultrie County
  • Cooks Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
    • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
  • Cadwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
    • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
  • Dunn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
  • Findlay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mattoon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sexson Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
    • Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lovington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <5>
    • Magnet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
      • Magnet is located in Coles County
    • Dorans
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
      • Dorans is located in Coles County
    • Bethany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <5>
    • Middlesworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlesworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
      • Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
    • Arthur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Humboldt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chesterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
    • Strasburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <5>
    • Shelbyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trowbridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trowbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
      • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
    • Neoga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
      • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <5>
    • Trilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lerna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lerna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
      • Lerna is located in Coles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lerna <5>
    • Arcola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Moultrie 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 French Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moultrie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 French Cemetery:

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 French Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1721076  (French Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1721076 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: Sullivan
    • County: Moultrie         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1721076 (French 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 Moultrie, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the French Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5509, Longitude: -88.5562       In this case, the coordinates for the French Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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