A visit to the Levitte 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 Levitte Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Levitte Cemetery:
38.7684, -88.3212
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Levitte Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Levitte Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Levitte Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Levitte Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Levitte Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Levitte Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Weidner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Ditter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ditter Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Dillman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Wachtel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wachtel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachtel Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Ingraham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ingraham Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ingraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ingraham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978333 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Number 4 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Number 4 Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 4 Cemetery
- North Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The North Freedom Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom Cemetery
- Hoosier Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Shouse Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clay City Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Clay City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Clay City.
- The Clay City Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- Maysville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105163 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wakefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Levitte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Levitte Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sailor Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Passport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Ingraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wakefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Camp Travis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Noble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bogota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Wynoose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Gallagher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Olney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Kenner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Rinard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Iola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Levitte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Levitte Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Flora
- Louisville
- Newton
- Noble
- Olney
- Olney lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Levitte Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Sailor Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Levitte Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Levitte Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411963 (Levitte Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411963 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sailor Springs
- Location given for Levitte Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7683807 Lon: -88.3211553
- 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 Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Levitte 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |