A visit to the Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mennonite Cemetery:
40.6859, -89.1954
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies just to the west northwest of the Mennonite Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mennonite Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mennonite Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hartman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartman Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Olio Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Dells Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Secor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Secor Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor Cemetery
- The Secor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108182 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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- Woosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woosley Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Imhoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Imhoff Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imhoff Cemetery
- Maurer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maurer Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurer Cemetery
- Denman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Denman Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stumbaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stumbaugh Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumbaugh Cemetery
- Wintz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wintz Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintz Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carroll Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Roanke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Roanke Cemetery is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanke Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Congerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Secor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kappa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kappa is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- El Paso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Danvers
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Lilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Panola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Metamora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 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 was located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Mayfair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Yuton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Mackinaw
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodford is also located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Beverly Manor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
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 Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Carlock
- Danvers
- Deer Creek
- El Paso
- Eureka
- Hudson
- Mackinaw
- Metamora
- Morton
- Roanoke
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Mennonite 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413402 (Mennonite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413402 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: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Secor
- Location given for Mennonite Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6858695 Lon: -89.19536
- 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 '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- Mennonite 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. |