A visit to the Harvel 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 Harvel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harvel Cemetery:
39.3498, -89.5254
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harvel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harvel Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Taylorville. Taylorville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northeast of the Harvel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harvel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Harvel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harvel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Raymond City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Raymond City Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104561 <5>
- St. Raymond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Raymond Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raymond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Raymond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108088 <5>
- St. Maurice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Maurice Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Maurice Cemetery
- The St. Maurice Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Maurice Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108031 <5>
- Cass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cass Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
- Morrisonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrisonville Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Ware's Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ware's Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Grove Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rovey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rovey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rovey Cemetery
- McCoupin Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Center Grove Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Harvel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harvel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harvel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waggoner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shop Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Honey Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Wenonah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Zenobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zenobia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
- Clarksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Litchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schram City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Nokomis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Standard City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Taylor Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nilwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Divernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ohlman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tovey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Virden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Harvel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harvel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Divernon
- Farmersville
- Girard
- Hillsboro
- Irving
- Litchfield
- Morrisonville
- Nokomis
- Raymond
- Virden
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 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 Harvel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Harvel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953219 (Harvel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953219 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raymond
- Location given for Harvel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3497723 Lon: -89.5253705
- 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 Christian, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harvel 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. |