A visit to the Lancaster 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 Lancaster Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lancaster Cemetery:
40.5845, -89.8371
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Peoria County<2>.
The county seat for Peoria County is located in Peoria. Peoria lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lancaster Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lancaster Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lancaster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lancaster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kingston Mines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penn Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Penn Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Ridge Cemetery
- Red School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Red School Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red School Cemetery
- Kings Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kings Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill Cemetery
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Utica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Utica Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Cemetery
- Harker's Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smithville Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Breeds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Breeds Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds Cemetery
- Orendorff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Orendorff Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orendorff Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Springlake Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Springlake Twp. Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake Twp. Cemetery
- The Springlake Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Garden Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
- Springlake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1783973 <5>
- Trivoli Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Trivoli Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivoli Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bybee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bybee Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee Cemetery
- Bequaith Cemetery #2
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bequaith Cemetery #2 is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bequaith Cemetery #2
- Bequaith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bequaith Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bequaith Cemetery
- The Bequaith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bequeath Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lancaster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lancaster Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glasford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingston Mines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Breeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Talbott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Banner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Radville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
- Hanna City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trivoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stoehrs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
- Powerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Parkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Bartonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Norris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brereton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brereton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Manito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Pekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Schaeferville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Schaeferville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
- North Pekin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Former name for North Pekin:
- Radio City
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lancaster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Peoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lancaster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartonville
- Canton
- Hanna City
- Manito
- Pekin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lancaster Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Peoria 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 Lancaster Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411790 (Lancaster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411790 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: Peoria
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glasford
- Location given for Lancaster Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5844829 Lon: -89.8370538
- 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 Peoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lancaster 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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