A visit to the McGinnis 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 McGinnis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGinnis Cemetery:
39.6987, -89.7945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.
The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the McGinnis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McGinnis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the McGinnis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McGinnis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Campbell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Loami.
- The Campbell Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Campbell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #517683 <5>
- Chatham Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chatham Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Cloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cloyd Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Staley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Staley Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Little Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McGinnis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McGinnis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loami
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Curran
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Pasfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- New Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Southern View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Leland Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glenarm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Lowder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thayer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Divernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commanche Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Ridgely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Virden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Pleasant Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 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 McGinnis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McGinnis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Divernon
- New Berlin
- Pawnee
- Pleasant Plains
- Springfield
- Virden
- Waverly
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 helpful 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 McGinnis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 McGinnis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1736878 (McGinnis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736878 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loami
- Location given for McGinnis Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6986626 Lon: -89.7945474
- 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 Sangamon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McGinnis 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. |