A visit to the Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locust Grove Cemetery:
40.0042, -88.1627
The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the north northwest of the Locust Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Locust Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Locust Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locust Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Huss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bliss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jessee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Locust Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locust Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Philo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tolono
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mira
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Savoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pesotum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Villa Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Longview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sadorus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Broadlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Camargo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Locust Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locust Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Broadlands
- Champaign
- Homer
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Locust Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Pesotum
- Philo
- Philo lies less than 2 miles<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Locust Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Sadorus
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Urbana
- Villa Grove
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 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 Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412486 (Locust Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412486 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
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Urbana
- Location given for Locust Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0036427 Lon: -88.1628224
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Locust Grove 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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