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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mennonite Cemetery
Lat: 40.7686° (40° 46' 6")
Lon: -89.2348° (-89° 14' 5")
The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies just to the south southwest of the Mennonite Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Roanke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roanke Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roanke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roanke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Woosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woosley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Olio Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- County Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The County Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Morristown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morristown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morristown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morristown Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Secor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Secor Cemetery
- The Secor Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- The Secor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108182 <5>
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- St. Marys Roman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Roman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Roman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Roman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Allison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- St. John Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Clayton Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Twp. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Clayton Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodford County
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 Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roanoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <6>
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <6>
- Secor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
- Secor is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secor <6>
- Metamora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
- Metamora is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <6>
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Goodfield is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodfield <6>
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Washburn is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <6>
- Congerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congerville
- Congerville is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congerville <6>
- Cooper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- El Paso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- El Paso is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <6>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Panola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Woodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Germantown Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Hills
- Germantown Hills is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown Hills <6>
- Harvard Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Beverly Manor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crandall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Crandall is located in Tazewell County
- Mayfair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
- Carlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Carlock is located in McLean County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlock <6>
- Kappa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- La Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rose
- La Rose is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Rose <6>
- Sunnyland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunnyland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyland
- Sunnyland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyland <6>
- Minonk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
- Robein is located in Tazewell County
- Spring Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Bay View Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Trailpark Gardens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trailpark Gardens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
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
- Deer Creek
- El Paso
- Eureka
- La Rose
- Metamora
- Minonk
- Roanoke
- Washburn
- Washington
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 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 Mennonite Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Woodford County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mennonite Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #413403 (Mennonite Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #413403 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Roanoke
- County: Woodford Elev: 234
- Location given for GNIS #413403 (Mennonite Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mennonite Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7686, Longitude: -89.2348 In this case, the coordinates for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |