A visit to the Huffman Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Huffman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Huffman Cemetery:
40.3904, -88.0501
The Huffman Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Huffman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Huffman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Huffman Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Huffman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harwood Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Trickle Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Pells Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park Cemetery
- Ludlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Holy Speulchre Cemetery
- St. Malachy Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meharry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
- Welles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Huffman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Huffman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ludlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rantoul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dewey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cissna Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claytonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson City
(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 Huffman 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 Huffman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckley
- Cissna Park
- Fisher
- Gibson City
- Gifford
- Loda
- Melvin
- Paxton
- Potomac
- Rankin
- Rantoul
- Roberts
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 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 Huffman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Huffman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410657 (Huffman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410657 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paxton
- Location given for Huffman Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3905903 Lon: -88.0497619
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- Huffman Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | 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. |
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