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A visit to the Heater 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 Heater Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Heater Cemetery (FG ID #2351410)

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 Heater Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heater Cemetery

Lat:   40.1723°   (40° 10' 20")

Lon:   -88.1584°   (-88° 9' 30")

The Heater Cemetery is located in Champaign County<2>.

While not adjacent, the Yearsley Cemetery is directly south of the Heater Cemetery.

The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the south southwest of the Heater Cemetery .

Name Variations for Heater 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.

Heater Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Heater 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Heater Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heater Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Heater Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heater Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Urbana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Champaign
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomasboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
  • Mira
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Flatville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Joseph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rantoul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
  • Staley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Savoy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Royal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bondville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Philo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <5>
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
    • Rutherford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <5>
    • Gifford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
    • Lake of the Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
      • Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
    • Dewey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
    • Mahomet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
      • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <5>
    • Tolono
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Seymour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Homer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
    • Penfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
    • Fisher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>

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 Heater Cemetery. The following communities are located in Champaign County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Heater Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Heater Cemetery:

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 Heater Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1947978  (Heater Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1947978 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: Unknown
    • County: Champaign
    • Location given for GNIS #1947978 (Heater Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2351410

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Champaign, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Heater Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1723, Longitude: -88.1584    
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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