A visit to the Hooton 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 Hooton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hooton Cemetery
Lat: 40.0943° (40° 5' 39")
Lon: -87.6348° (-87° 38' 5")
The Hooton Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the north northeast of the Hooton Cemetery .
Name Variations for Hooton 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.
We have seen the following variation for Hooton 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 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Hooton Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hooton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Songer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wright Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Atherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sanhill Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Atherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danville Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caraway Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dukes Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dukes Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The Dukes Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- The Dukes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blakeney Cemetery
- Brooks Point Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Dukes Cemetery
- From the Hooton Cemetery to the Dukes Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Danville National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denmark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Hooton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hooton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tilton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <7>
- Belgium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgium have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Westville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Westville is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <7>
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <7>
- Hillery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillery
- Hillery is located in Vermilion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hillery
- From the Hooton Cemetery to Hillery
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rileysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Newell is located in Vermilion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newell
- From the Hooton Cemetery to Newell
- Belgium Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Missionfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Busenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Meeks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gessie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <7>
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Illiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Illiana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Illiana
- From the Hooton Cemetery to Illiana
- Newtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- State Line City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Vermilion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <7>
- Olivet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <7>
- Tree Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Hooton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hooton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Danville
- Fairmount
- Perrysville
- Tilton
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 Hooton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Hooton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410499 (Hooten Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #410499 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: Danville SW
- County: Vermilion Elev: 195
- Location given for GNIS #410499 (Hooten Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.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 Vermilion, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Hooton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0943, Longitude: -87.6348 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |