A visit to the Maplewood 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 Maplewood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maplewood Cemetery:
40.3325, -88.1484
The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Maplewood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maplewood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Maplewood Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maplewood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Holy Speulchre Cemetery
- St. Malachy Cemetery
- Ludlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beckman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Farmersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pontoppidan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Battershell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trickle Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Meharry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
- Blackford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackford Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford Cemetery
- Beekman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Welles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Pells Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park 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]<2> of the Maplewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maplewood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rantoul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ludlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thomasboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Paxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Penfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elliott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake of the Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Foosland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Champaign
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mayview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahomet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rankin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lotus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Maplewood 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 Maplewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Champaign
- Fisher
- Gibson City
- Gifford
- Loda
- Loda lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Maplewood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Mahomet
- Paxton
- Rankin
- Rantoul
- Saint Joseph
- Urbana
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Maplewood 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 Maplewood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412974 (Maplewood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412974 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: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rantoul
- Location given for Maplewood Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3328118 Lon: -88.1486559
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maplewood 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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