A visit to the Lavina Henry 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 Lavina Henry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lavina Henry Cemetery:
39.9237, -90.5612
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lavina Henry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lavina Henry Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Lavina Henry Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lavina Henry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lavina Henry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- De Witt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The De Witt Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Vandeventer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vandeventer Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandeventer Cemetery
- Hulett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hulett Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulett Cemetery
- Cooperstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elias Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elias Clark Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Clark Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Langford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Langford Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Logsdon #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Logsdon #2 Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon #2 Cemetery
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- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Robison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Robison Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robison Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Logsdon #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Logsdon #1 Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon #1 Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Root Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Root Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Cemetery
- Hambaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hambaugh Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambaugh Cemetery
- Kiel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kiel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
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]<3> of the Lavina Henry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lavina Henry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cooperstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Versailles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meredosia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gilbirds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Hagener
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Beardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hersman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Arenzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Naples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluffs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frederick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Valley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Oxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Jules
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
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 Lavina Henry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lavina Henry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arenzville
- Beardstown
- Bluffs
- Chapin
- Meredosia
- Mount Sterling
- Naples
- Naples lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lavina Henry Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Naples.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Perry
- Perry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Lavina Henry Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Rushville
- Versailles
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lavina Henry Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Brown 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 Lavina Henry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720828 (Lavina Henry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720828 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cooperstown
- Location given for Lavina Henry Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9236589 Lon: -90.5612379
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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 Brown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lavina Henry 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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