A visit to the Harmony 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 Harmony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harmony Cemetery:
40.8250, -89.2937
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harmony Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies just to the south of the Harmony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harmony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Harmony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morristown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morristown Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The County Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Roman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Woosley Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Roanke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roanke Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanke Cemetery
- Linn Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buckingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Imhoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Imhoff Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imhoff Cemetery
- Hickory Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Point Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point Cemetery
- Olio Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hartman Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hawks Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hawks Farm Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Farm Cemetery
- The Hawks Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hawk's Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204240 <5>
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 Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Metamora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Washburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Germantown Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Secor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- La Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Bay is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bay View Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bay View Gardens is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Beverly Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Chillicothe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trailpark Gardens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Deer Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodford is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Robein
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robein is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
- Sunnyland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Panola is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Minonk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Toluca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mossville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Harmony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Chillicothe
- Deer Creek
- Eureka
- La Rose
- Lacon
- Lacon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Harmony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lacon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Metamora
- Minonk
- Roanoke
- Toluca
- Washburn
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Harmony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Woodford 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 Harmony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409801 (Harmony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409801 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: Woodford
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Metamora
- Location given for Harmony Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8250357 Lon: -89.2936968
- 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 Woodford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harmony 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. |