A visit to the Leal Park 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 Leal Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leal Park Cemetery:
40.1160, -88.2105
The Leal Park Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the southeast of the Leal Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leal Park Cemetery.
Name Variations for Leal Park Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Leal Park Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Leal Park Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leal Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gregory Burial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Yearsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Huss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Battershell 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Leal Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leal Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Urbana
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Champaign
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Savoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Staley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Philo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thomasboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tolono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rutherford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake of the Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Mahomet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flatville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sadorus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rantoul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dewey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pesotum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Leal Park Cemetery. The following communities are located in Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leal Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Champaign
- Homer
- Homer lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Leal Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Mahomet
- Ogden
- Pesotum
- Philo
- Philo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Leal Park Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Rantoul
- Sadorus
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Urbana
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 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 Leal Park Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Leal Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1947984 (Leal Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1947984 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: Champaign
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Leal Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leal Park Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
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