A visit to the Friends Church 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 Friends Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Church Cemetery
Lat: 40.1761° (40° 10' 33")
Lon: -88.0674° (-88° 4' 2")
The Friends Church Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the west southwest of the Friends Church Cemetery .
Name Variations for Friends Church Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stanton Friends Cemetery
- Huls Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Friends Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Battershell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brownfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yearsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stearns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kopman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clements Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beckman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burris - Hartman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loeffler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leal Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Huss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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]<2> of the Friends Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flatville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Ogden is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <5>
- Thomasboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
- Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <5>
- Urbana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
- Rantoul is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <5>
- Gifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Gifford is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <5>
- Champaign
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
- Fithian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fithian have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fithian
- Fithian is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fithian <5>
- Savoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Philo is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <5>
- Muncie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
- Muncie is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <5>
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Staley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <5>
- Collison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <5>
- Glenburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dewey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Champaign County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <5>
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 Friends Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Champaign
- Fairmount
- Fithian
- Gifford
- Homer
- Homer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Friends Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Friends Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Philo
- Philo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Friends Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Rantoul
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Urbana
- Urbana lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Friends Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
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 Friends Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Friends Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Friends Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #410676 (Huls Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #410676 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: Flatville
- County: Champaign Elev: 207
- Location given for GNIS #410676 (Huls Cemetery)
- GNIS ID #1947974 (Friends Church Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1947974 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: Unknown
- County: Champaign
- Location given for GNIS #1947974 (Friends Church Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Friends Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1761, Longitude: -88.0674 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |