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A visit to the Jessee 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 Jessee Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jessee Cemetery

Lat:   39.8938°   (39° 53' 37")

Lon:   -88.1976°   (-88° 11' 51")

The Jessee 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 north of the Jessee Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jessee Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Jessee Cemetery.

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

  • Villa Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hayes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pesotum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Douglas County
  • Camargo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <6>
  • Tuscola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <6>
  • Patterson Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tolono
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Philo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Philo is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <6>
  • Chicken Bristle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Murdock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Murdock is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdock <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sadorus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ficklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ficklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ficklin
      • From the Jessee Cemetery to Ficklin
    • Broadlands
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadlands have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadlands
      • Broadlands is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadlands <6>
    • Savoy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rutherford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sidney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <6>
    • Garrett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Kemp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Newman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Allerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <6>
    • Mira
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Filson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Filson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
      • Filson is located in Douglas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Filson
      • From the Jessee Cemetery to Filson
    • Hindsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Urbana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ivesdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivesdale
      • Ivesdale is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivesdale <6>

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 Jessee 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 Jessee Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Jessee 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 Jessee Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #411108  (Jessee Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #411108 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: Villa Grove NW
    • County: Champaign         Elev: 201
    • Location given for GNIS #411108 (Jessee Cemetery)

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.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 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 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 Jessee Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8938, Longitude: -88.1976    
<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>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.
<5>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.
<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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