A visit to the Indian Field 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 Indian Field Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Indian Field Cemetery:
40.6175, -88.7737
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Indian Field Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Indian Field Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Indian Field Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Field Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Indian Field Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Indian Field Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Scrogin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scrogin Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrogin Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- The Lexington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Porteus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960559 <5>
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Pennell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pennell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennell Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- Lawndale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lawndale Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Cemetery
- Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Merna Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna Cemetery
- Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
- 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 north of Bloomington.
- The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hinthorn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1934183 <5>
- Blue Mound Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wiley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Benjaminville Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjaminville Friends Cemetery
- The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjaminville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #597586 <5>
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawndale Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136522 <5>
- Chenoa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery
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]<3> of the Indian Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Indian Field Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Towanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Chenoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gridley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anchor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kappa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Arrowsmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Cropsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- El Paso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yuton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Downs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graymont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McDowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Panola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
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 Indian Field 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 Indian Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bloomington
- Chenoa
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- El Paso
- Ellsworth
- Fairbury
- Gridley
- Hudson
- Lexington
- Normal
- Towanda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Indian Field Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Indian Field Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747591 (Indian Field Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747591 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Merna
- Location given for Indian Field Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6175348 Lon: -88.7736779
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 from Point A (ie- Indian Field Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |