A visit to the McFarland 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 McFarland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McFarland Cemetery:
37.9017, -88.6703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McFarland Cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the McFarland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McFarland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McFarland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McFarland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Old Ruff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Ruff Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruff Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Isaacs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaacs Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Lampley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lampley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampley Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Clem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Downs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Smothers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Smothers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothers Cemetery
- Abney Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Abney Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Family Cemetery
- Kious Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kious Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kious Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The East Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Fork Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thompsonville.
- The East Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989982 <5>
- Winkleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Winkleman Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkleman Cemetery
- Abney Family #2 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stricklin Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhine Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rhine Church Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine Church Cemetery
- Cartwright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McFarland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McFarland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cornerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Galatia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Akin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Raleigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanaford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Smothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Broughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Muddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wasson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Deering City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saline City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Steel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
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 McFarland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McFarland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eldorado
- Harrisburg
- Raleigh
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 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 McFarland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 McFarland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413259 (McFarland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413259 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Akin
- Location given for McFarland Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9017152 Lon: -88.6703352
- 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 Saline, 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- McFarland 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. |