A visit to the Harwood Chapel 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 Harwood Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harwood Chapel Cemetery
Lat: 40.3865° (40° 23' 11")
Lon: -88.0218° (-88° 1' 18")
The Harwood Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Harwood Chapel Cemetery .
Name Variations for Harwood Chapel 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.
Harwood Chapel 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.
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 Harwood Chapel 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 Harwood Chapel Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Harwood Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harwood Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Ludlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Penfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Paxton is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
- Rankin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Rankin is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <4>
- Rantoul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Loda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Loda is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <4>
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
- Flatville is located in Champaign County
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- East Lynn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <4>
- Thomasboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Potomac is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <4>
- Dewey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Cissna Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
- Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <4>
- Buckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
- Buckley is located in Iroquois County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <4>
- Elliott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Collison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claytonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Champaign County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
- Henning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
- Henning is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roberts is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <4>
- Goodwine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Ford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <4>
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 Harwood Chapel 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 Harwood Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckley
- Cissna Park
- Fisher
- Fisher lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Harwood Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fisher.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Gifford
- Loda
- Loda lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Harwood Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Melvin
- Paxton
- Potomac
- Rankin
- Rantoul
- Roberts
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Harwood Chapel Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harwood Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
- Trickle Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trickle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trickle Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trickle Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- The Tomlinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomlinson Cemetery
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Pells Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pells Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pells Park Cemetery
- Ludlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ludlow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Ludlow.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106685 <6>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Holy Speulchre Cemetery
- St. Malachy Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Huls Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huls Cemetery
- Welles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Welles Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- The Welles Cemetery has also been known as:
- Comprise Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welles Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ten Mile Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Luthern Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Harwood Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420682 (Harwood Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #420682 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: Paxton
- County: Champaign Elev: 225
- Location given for GNIS #420682 (Harwood Chapel 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 Harwood Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3865, Longitude: -88.0218 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |