A visit to the Huls 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 Huls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Huls Cemetery:
40.2860, -88.0406
The Huls Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Huls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Huls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Huls Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Huls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beckman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Kopman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Battershell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friends Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harwood Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Partlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Trickle Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Huls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Huls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gifford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flatville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Penfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rantoul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Royal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ludlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mayview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ogden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Collison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fithian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muncie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(16 miles [25.7 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 Huls 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 Huls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Champaign
- Fisher
- Fithian
- Gifford
- Loda
- Ogden
- Paxton
- Potomac
- Rankin
- Rantoul
- Saint Joseph
- Urbana
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Huls 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 Huls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410675 (Huls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410675 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: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gifford
- Location given for Huls Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2861456 Lon: -88.0405944
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Huls 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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