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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 Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery

Lat:   40.6950°   (40° 41' 42")

Lon:   -88.8601°   (-88° 51' 36")

The Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox - Coon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilcox - Coon Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Gridley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gridley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gridley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gridley Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Lexington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington Cemetery
    • The Lexington Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • The Lexington Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Porteus Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960559 <5>
  • Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
    • The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Bloomington.
    • The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hinthorn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1934183 <5>
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Scrogin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scrogin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scrogin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scrogin Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Messer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Messer Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • El Paso Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Paso Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Paso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The El Paso Cemetery is located in Woodford County
  • Kappa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kappa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kappa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kappa Cemetery is located in Woodford County
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Pennell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pennell Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Indian Field Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Field Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Field Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Waldo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waldo Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Chenoa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chenoa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chenoa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Pike Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pike Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodford County
    • Havens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Havens Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Wiley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County

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 Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.

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

  • Gridley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Gridley is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <6>
  • Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Meadows is located in McLean County
  • Lexington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
  • Kappa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
    • Kappa is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Chenoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • El Paso
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
    • El Paso is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <6>
  • Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
  • Towanda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
    • Towanda is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <6>
  • Panola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Panola is located in Woodford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Merna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
    • Merna is located in McLean County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <6>
  • Cooksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Weston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in McLean County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Flanagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
      • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <6>
    • Graymont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graymont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
      • Graymont is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graymont <6>
    • Woodford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Woodford County
    • Normal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Secor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
      • Secor is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secor <6>
    • Yuton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
      • Yuton is located in McLean County
    • Colfax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>
    • Carlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
      • Carlock is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlock <6>
    • Bloomington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Minonk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McDowell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
      • McDowell is located in Livingston County
    • Pontiac
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
      • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
    • Benson
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benson
    • Benson lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Bloomington
  • Carlock
    • Carlock lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carlock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
  • Chenoa
    • Chenoa lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chenoa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
  • Colfax
    • Colfax lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Cooksville
  • El Paso
    • El Paso lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for El Paso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
  • Flanagan
  • Gridley
    • Gridley lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gridley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Hudson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hudson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Lexington
    • Minonk
      • Minonk lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minonk.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
    • Normal
      • Normal lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Normal.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
    • Pontiac
    • Towanda
      • Towanda lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Towanda.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hibbs - Bigger 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 Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1747582  (Hibbs-Bigger Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1747582 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: Lexington
    • County: McLean         Elev: 223
    • Location given for GNIS #1747582 (Hibbs-Bigger Cemetery)

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

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

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 McLean, 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 Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6950, Longitude: -88.8601       In this case, the coordinates for the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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