A visit to the Maurer 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 Maurer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maurer Cemetery:
40.5969, -89.1888
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maurer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maurer Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Maurer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maurer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Maurer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maurer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Danvers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wintz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wintz Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintz Cemetery
- Dells Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lantz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lantz Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantz Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Troyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Troyer Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyer Cemetery
- Denman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Denman Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Allison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Stumbaugh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stumbaugh Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumbaugh Cemetery
- Hardscrabble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hardscrabble Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardscrabble Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lilly Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Cemetery
- Hall - Barnard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bergen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bergen Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
- The Bergen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Tazewell Hill Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Ropp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ropp Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropp Cemetery
- Centennial Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maurer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maurer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Congerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carlock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Danvers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <6>
- Goodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Deer Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yuton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Mackinaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mackinaw is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
- Former name for Mackinaw:
- Mackinawtown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw <6>
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kappa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Secor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Stanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Normal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Minier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crandall is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Fravert ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fravert is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
- Bloomington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- El Paso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Maurer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maurer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomington
- Carlock
- Danvers
- Deer Creek
- El Paso
- Eureka
- Hudson
- Mackinaw
- Minier
- Normal
- Roanoke
- Stanford
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Maurer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Woodford 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 Maurer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952866 (Maurer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952866 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: Woodford
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danvers
- Location given for Maurer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.59687 Lon: -89.18876
- 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 Woodford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Maurer 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. |