A visit to the Leonard 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 Leonard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leonard Cemetery:
40.2262, -87.5985
The Leonard Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the south of the Leonard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leonard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Leonard Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leonard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bryley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gundy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mosonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mosonic Cemetery is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosonic Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Danville National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gopher Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gopher Hill Cemetery is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gopher Hill Cemetery
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]<2> of the Leonard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leonard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bismarck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Illiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hedrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rileysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belgium Row
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Collison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Missionfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belgium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gessie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Potomac
(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 Leonard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leonard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danville
- Potomac
- Rossville
- Tilton
- West Lebanon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Leonard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Leonard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411952 (Leonard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411952 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: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danville NE
- Location given for Leonard Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2264254 Lon: -87.5983528
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leonard 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |