A visit to the McNeil 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 McNeil Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McNeil Cemetery:
40.4292, -90.1646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McNeil Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McNeil Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.
The county seat for Fulton County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies just to the south southeast of the McNeil Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McNeil Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McNeil Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McNeil Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Connor Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Cuba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Maryville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Maryville Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville Cemetery
- Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery
- The Saunders - Blackaby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Saunders Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waterford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Waterford Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Randol Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Randol Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randol Cemetery
- Shields Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Fiatt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fiatt Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Sinnett Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Stites Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stites Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lacey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Foutch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Foutch Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foutch Cemetery
- Liverpool Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Liverpool Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool Cemetery
- Highbridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Highbridge Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbridge Cemetery
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 McNeil Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McNeil Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lewistown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sepo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Saint David
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunfermline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ipava
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fiatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Havana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- Bybee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Summum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summum is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
- Goofy Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Marietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marbletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Table Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Topeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brereton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brereton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Babylon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Babylon is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
- Checkrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Checkrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
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 McNeil Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McNeil Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the McNeil Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Havana
- Ipava
- Lewistown
- Table Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McNeil Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fulton 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 McNeil Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1773349 (McNeil Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1773349 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: Fulton
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewistown
- Location given for McNeil Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4292079 Lon: -90.1645647
- 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 Fulton, 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- McNeil 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. |
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