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A visit to the Lexington Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lexington Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lexington Cemetery (FG ID #1960559).

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 Lexington Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lexington Cemetery:

40.6456, -88.7997

The Lexington Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lexington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lexington Cemetery.

Name Variations for Lexington 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.

Lexington Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Porteus Cemetery

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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lexington Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lexington Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Dawson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
  • Indian Field Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Indian Field Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
  • Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Wilcox - Coon Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
  • Pennell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pennell Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennell Cemetery
  • Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
  • Smith Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lawndale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Gridley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gridley Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
    • Messer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Messer Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
    • Merna Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Merna Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna Cemetery
    • Chenoa Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Havens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Havens Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Cemetery
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hudson Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
    • Blue Mound Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wiley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Payne Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne 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]<3> of the Lexington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lexington Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Lexington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lexington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Arrowsmith
  • Bloomington
  • Carlock
  • Chenoa
    • Chenoa lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lexington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chenoa.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa
  • Colfax
    • Colfax lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Lexington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Cooksville
  • El Paso
  • Ellsworth
  • Fairbury
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Gridley
    • Hudson
      • Hudson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lexington Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hudson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Lexington
    • Normal
    • Towanda

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 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 Lexington Cemetery: