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A visit to the Locust Lane Cemetery ...


The location of the Locust Lane Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lane Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locust Lane Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locust Lane Cemetery

Lat:   40.5673°   (40° 34' 2")

Lon:   -90.1126°   (-90° 6' 45")

The Locust Lane Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.

The county seat for Fulton County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Locust Lane Cemetery .

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 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 Locust Lane Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Fulton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Locust Lane Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Locust Lane Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locust Lane Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Fiatt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
      • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <4>
    • Canton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bybee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bybee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
      • Bybee is located in Fulton County
    • Brereton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
    • Fairview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Norris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cuba
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
    • Saint David
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunfermline
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunfermline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfermline
      • Dunfermline is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunfermline <4>
    • Bryant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Bryant is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <4>
    • Blyton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
    • Breeds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
      • Breeds is located in Fulton County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Farmington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellisville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
        • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <4>
      • Smithfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
        • Smithfield is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
      • Banner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
        • Banner is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <4>
      • Lewistown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
        • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
      • London Mills
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Mills
        • London Mills is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London Mills <4>
      • Babylon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
        • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Liverpool
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liverpool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
        • Liverpool is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
      • Checkrow
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
        • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Trivoli
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivoli
        • Trivoli is located in Peoria County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trivoli <4>

    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 Lane Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Locust Lane Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Thompson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Shields Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shields Chapel Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Chapel Cemetery
    • Bybee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bybee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bybee Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bybee Cemetery
    • Bybee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bybee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bybee Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bybee Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Shumaker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shumaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shumaker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shumaker Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Fairview.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #521445 <6>
    • Fiatt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fiatt Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiatt Cemetery
    • Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • The Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Saunders Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • White Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chapel Cemetery
      • Coal Creek Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coal Creek Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coal Creek Cemetery
      • Markley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Markley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Markley Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • The Markley Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Abbadusky Markley Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markley Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106749 <6>
      • Zion Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Highbridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Highbridge Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highbridge Cemetery
      • Hanson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson Cemetery
      • Norris Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Norris Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
      • Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Providence Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Providence Chapel Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Chapel Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Lane Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1773346  (Locust Lane Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1773346 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Canton
      • County: Fulton         Elev: 204
      • Location given for GNIS #1773346 (Locust Lane Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Fulton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Locust Lane Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5673, Longitude: -90.1126       In this case, the coordinates for the Locust Lane Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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