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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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Sepulchre 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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Lat:   40.3128°   (40° 18' 46")

Lon:   -88.1117°   (-88° 6' 42")

The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County<2>.

The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery .

Name Variations for Holy Sepulchre 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:

  • St. Malachy Cemetery
  • Rantoul Holy Speulchre Cemetery
  • Rantoul Catholic Cemetery
  • Catholic 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Eden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • American Luthern Church Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Beckman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Cemetery
    • 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<3> to the northeast of Ludlow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106685 <5>
  • Huls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huls Cemetery
    • The Huls Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Battershell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battershell Cemetery
    • The Battershell Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Harwood Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harwood Chapel Cemetery
    • The Harwood Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • The Harwood Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Webber Cemetery
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
    • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
  • Welles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welles Cemetery
    • The Welles Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • The Welles Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Comprise Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Thomasboro Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Kopman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kopman Cemetery
      • The Kopman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
      • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Trickle Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trickle Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trickle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trickle Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ten Mile Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Farmersville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmersville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmersville Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Friends Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Church Cemetery
      • The Friends Church Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Friends Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Huls Cemetery
      • Stanton Friends Cemetery
    • Tomlinson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomlinson Cemetery
      • The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Tomlinson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery
    • Chenoweth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chenoweth Cemetery
      • The Chenoweth Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Glen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

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

  • Rantoul
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Gifford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Flatville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
    • Flatville is located in Champaign County
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Champaign County
  • Ludlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Thomasboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Penfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dewey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Paxton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Royal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
    • Royal is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <6>
  • Armstrong
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fisher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mayview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Champaign County
    • Elliott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Urbana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <6>
    • Saint Joseph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Loda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
    • Lake of the Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Champaign
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
    • Rankin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
    • Mira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
      • Mira is located in Champaign County
    • Potomac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
    • Proctor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
    • Mahomet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <6>
    • Staley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Staley is located in Champaign County
    • Collison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gibson City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
      • Gibson City is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
      • Gibson City has also been known as:
      • Gibson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
    • Foosland
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Holy Sepulchre 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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Champaign
  • Fisher
  • Gibson City
  • Gifford
  • Loda
    • Loda lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
  • Mahomet
    • Mahomet lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mahomet.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Ogden
    • Ogden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Paxton
  • Potomac
  • Rankin
    • Rankin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rankin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Rantoul
    • Rantoul lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rantoul.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Saint Joseph
  • Urbana
    • Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana

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 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 Holy Sepulchre 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 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Records ...
  • GNIS ID #410448  (Holy Sepulchre Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #410448 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: Gifford
    • County: Champaign         Elev: 220
    • Location given for GNIS #410448 (Holy Sepulchre Cemetery)
  • GNIS ID #1947980  (Holy Sepulchre Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1947980 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 #1947980 (Holy Sepulchre Cemetery)

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

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 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3128, Longitude: -88.1117       In this case, the coordinates for the Holy Sepulchre 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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