A visit to the Lawrenceville 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 Lawrenceville Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawrenceville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawrenceville Cemetery
Lat: 38.7348° (38° 44' 5")
Lon: -87.6928° (-87° 41' 34")
The Lawrenceville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the south southeast of the Lawrenceville Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lawrenceville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawrenceville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollister Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- May Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The May Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Portee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Portee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Goines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goines Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goines Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Derr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Derr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Derr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Derr Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Billett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billett Cemetery
- The Billett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- The Billett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billett - Gottfried Cemetery
- Gottfried Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1312081 <5>
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Tann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tann Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tann Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Portee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Portee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dollahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dollahan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dollahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dollahan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Pollard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollard Cemetery
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- The Pollard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107528 <5>
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Bluffs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bluffs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Denison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Denison Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Centerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Emmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Emmons Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lawrenceville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawrenceville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawrenceville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <6>
- Bridgeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Billett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Birds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oil Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Francisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vincennes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Villas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Beal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Orio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Heathsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County
- Landes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Busseron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busseron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
- Hardinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Duncanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Berryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Adams Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Verne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Verne is located in Knox County (IN)
- Fritchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Fritchton is located in Knox County (IN)
- Bruceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <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 Lawrenceville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawrenceville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Duncanville
- Flat Rock
- Lawrenceville
- Saint Francisville
- Sumner
- Vincennes
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 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 Lawrenceville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Lawrence County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Lawrenceville Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Lawrenceville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1934560 (Lawrenceville Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1934560 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: Lawrenceville
- County: Lawrence Elev: 135
- Location given for GNIS #1934560 (Lawrenceville Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 Lawrence, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lawrenceville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7348, Longitude: -87.6928 In this case, the coordinates for the Lawrenceville Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<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. |