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A visit to the Lyons Cemetery ...


The location of the Lyons 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 Lyons Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.6909°   (40° 41' 27")

Lon:   -90.1862°   (-90° 11' 10")

The Lyons Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.

The county seat for Fulton County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south of the Lyons Cemetery .

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 Lyons 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 Lyons 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lyons Cemetery.

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

    • Fairview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • London Mills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Ellisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Maquon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Blyton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
    • Fiatt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Norris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Babylon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Brereton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
      • Brereton is located in Fulton County
    • Yates City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates City
      • Yates City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates City <4>
    • De Long
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Long have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Long
      • De Long is located in Knox County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Gilson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Saint Augustine
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
        • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <4>
      • Canton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Checkrow
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
        • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
      • Cuba
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • Abingdon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Avon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Avon is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
      • Prairie City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
        • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
      • Smithfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • Knoxville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
        • Knoxville is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
      • Saint David
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint David have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
        • Saint David is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <4>
      • Dunfermline
        (15 miles [24.1 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>
      • Trivoli
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • 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 Lyons 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 Lyons Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lyons Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Coal Creek Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • East Midway Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Midway Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Midway Cemetery
    • West Midway Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Midway Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Midway Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Beer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beer Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beer Cemetery
    • Markley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Shumaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Thurman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thurman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thurman Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thurman Cemetery
    • Providence Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Blakeslee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakeslee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blakeslee Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakeslee Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Landon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Landon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landon Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Dickson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
      • Bybee Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • 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
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Coal Creek Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Uniontown Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Uniontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Uniontown Cemetery
      • Harper Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harper Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
      • Heartley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Heartley Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heartley Cemetery
      • Ellisville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellisville Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Ouderkirk Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ouderkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ouderkirk Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ouderkirk Cemetery
      • Housh Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Housh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Housh Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Housh 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 Lyons Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #412781  (Lyons Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #412781 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: Fairview
      • County: Fulton         Elev: 198
      • Location given for GNIS #412781 (Lyons 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lyons Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6909, Longitude: -90.1862       In this case, the coordinates for the Lyons 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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