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A visit to the Mackey 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 Mackey Cemetery ...

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

40.1406, -88.5042

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mackey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mackey Cemetery is located in Piatt County<2>.

The county seat for Piatt County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the south southwest of the Mackey Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mackey Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mackey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ingram Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
  • Mallory Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Mallory Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
  • Bethel Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Harris Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Harris Cemetery
    • The Bethel Harris Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Bethel United Methodist Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
    • Old Harris Cemetery
    • Seymour Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
  • Argo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Argo Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Cemetery
  • Mansfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
  • Madden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Madden Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden Cemetery
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
  • Marquiss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Marquiss Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquiss Cemetery
  • Bucks Pond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bucks Pond Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Pond Cemetery
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
    • The Bryant Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bryan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104924 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mahomet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mahomet Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet Cemetery
      • The Mahomet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Middletown Cemetery
      • Village Cemetery
    • Deland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Deland Cemetery is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deland Cemetery
    • Morain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morain Cemetery is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morain Cemetery
    • Woolington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woolington Cemetery is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolington Cemetery
    • Monticello Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Monticello Cemetery is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
    • Monticello Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Monticello Cemetery is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Davis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107705 <5>
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery

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]<3> of the Mackey Cemetery.

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

  • White Heath
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mansfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Seymour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahomet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bondville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • De Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake of the Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
  • Staley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Staley is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
  • Farmer City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kumler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kumler is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
  • Lotus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lotus is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Parnell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Parnell is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Laurette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Laurette is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
    • Ivesdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Watkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Watkins is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Bellflower
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Fullerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Weldon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cisco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Avon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Sadorus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Savoy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Savoy is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <6>
    • Champaign
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Fisher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <6>

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 Mackey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Piatt County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Mackey Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Piatt 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 Mackey Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #412802  (Mackey Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412802 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: Piatt
      • Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mansfield
      • Location given for Mackey Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.1405886     Lon: -88.5042278
      • 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 Piatt, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mackey 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.