A visit to the Jordan 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 Jordan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jordan Cemetery:
39.8681, -88.0945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jordan Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Tuscola. Tuscola lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Jordan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jordan 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 Jordan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jordan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Villa Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Murdock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bongard Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Hammett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hammett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett Cemetery
- Jessee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Evangelical Luthern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1254176 <5>
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lynn Grove Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ayers Luthern Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Albin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Albin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Broadus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Broadus Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Davis Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Davis Memorial Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Memorial Cemetery
- The Davis Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pesotum Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jordan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jordan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Villa Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Murdock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Camargo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Broadlands
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pesotum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hayes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tuscola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Kemp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Hindsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hume
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tolono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brocton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ficklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Filson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Archie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sadorus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chicken Bristle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
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 Jordan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jordan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Broadlands
- Brocton
- Hindsboro
- Homer
- Homer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Jordan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Hume
- Hume lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Jordan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Oakland
- Pesotum
- Philo
- Philo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Jordan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sidell
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Tuscola
- Villa Grove
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 Jordan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Jordan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411235 (Jordan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411235 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murdock
- Location given for Jordan Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8680888 Lon: -88.0944842
- 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 Douglas, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jordan 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. |
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