A visit to the Miller Chapel 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 Miller Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miller Chapel Cemetery:
39.0659, -88.6445
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Miller Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Miller Chapel Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.
The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies just to the northeast of the Miller Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Miller Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Miller Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miller Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fremington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fremington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremington Cemetery
- Little Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Funkhouser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Funkhouser Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser Cemetery
- Arborcrest Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborcrest Memorial Park
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Arborcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216589 <5>
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Ewington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ewington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toothaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Clare Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Drysdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Drysdale Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drysdale Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Brockett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brockett Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett Cemetery
- Loy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Loy Chapel Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Chapel Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown 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 Miller Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miller Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Funkhouser
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Dexter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shumway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moccasin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Edgewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Green Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Beecher City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- La Clede
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Sigel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stewardson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Dieterich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holliday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Avena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Loogootee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fancher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
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 Miller Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Effingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Miller Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Dieterich
- Effingham
- Saint Elmo
- Sigel
- Sigel lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Miller Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sigel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Stewardson
- Teutopolis
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 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 Miller Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Effingham 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 Miller Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810523 (Miller Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810523 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: Effingham
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altamont East
- Location given for Miller Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0658765 Lon: -88.6444965
- 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 Effingham, 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- Miller Chapel 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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