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. 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 Friends Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Church Cemetery:
40.1761, -88.0674
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Thomasboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Gifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Champaign
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Fithian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Savoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Muncie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Collison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Friends Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Friends Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #410676 (Huls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410676 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flatville
- Location given for Huls Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1755896 Lon: -88.067262
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
- GNIS ID #1947974 (Friends Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1947974 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: Champaign
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Friends Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Friends Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
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