A visit to the Melvin 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 Melvin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melvin Cemetery:
40.5850, -88.2462
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Melvin Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.
The county seat for Ford County is located in Paxton. Paxton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Melvin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melvin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Melvin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melvin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Germanville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Germanville Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germanville Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oregon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oregon Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
- Meharry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
- Strawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Strawn Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Lisk Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lisk Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisk Cemetery
- Thawville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Thawville Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville Cemetery
- Pontoppidan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
- Farmersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cropsey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Cropsey Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropsey Cemetery
- Drummer Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brewton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Brewton Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton Cemetery
- Chatsworth - Charlotte Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blackford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Blackford Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- Pells Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park Cemetery
- Del Rey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Cemetery
- The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lehigh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222501 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melvin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melvin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roberts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thawville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
- Loda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chatsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Piper City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cropsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Del Rey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
- La Hogue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
- Forrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Ludlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Onarga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Charlotte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
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 Melvin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melvin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckley
- Chatsworth
- Cissna Park
- Fairbury
- Forrest
- Gibson City
- Gilman
- Loda
- Loda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Melvin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Melvin
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Paxton
- Piper City
- Roberts
- Sibley
- Thawville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Melvin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Ford 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 Melvin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1934603 (Melvin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1934603 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: Ford
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvin East
- Location given for Melvin Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5850347 Lon: -88.2461604
- 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 Ford, 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- Melvin 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. |