A visit to the Hall Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Hall Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hall Cemetery (FG ID #105993).
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 Hall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hall Cemetery:
39.7311, -89.1335
The Hall Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Hall Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hall Cemetery.
Name Variations for Hall 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.
Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berea Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Darmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Darmer Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmer Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Hudelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hudelson Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudelson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Muirheid Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Muirheid Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirheid Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Macon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Macon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Long Point Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Old Stonington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bilyeu Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bilyeu Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilyeu Cemetery
- Traughber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Mound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boody
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grove City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Niantic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moweaqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Illiopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bolivia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Turpin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bearsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Taylorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Assumption
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hervey City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 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 Hall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assumption
- Blue Mound
- Decatur
- Edinburg
- Harristown
- Illiopolis
- Macon
- Mechanicsburg
- Mount Auburn
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Moweaqua
- Niantic
- Stonington
- Taylorville
- Warrensburg
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 helpful 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 Hall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Hall Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #105993
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409657 (Hall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409657 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stonington
- Location given for Hall Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7314292 Lon: -89.1334128
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macon, 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- Hall 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |