A visit to the Millersville 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 Millersville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Millersville Cemetery:
39.4367, -89.1606
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Millersville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Millersville Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Taylorville. Taylorville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Millersville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Millersville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Millersville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Millersville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Potters Field Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Potters Field Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field Cemetery
- Durbin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Durbin Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Cemetery
- Owaneco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owaneco Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Rosamond Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Donner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Donner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ohlman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ohlman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohlman Cemetery
- Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mautz Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mautz Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mautz Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fraley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Kettlecamp Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery #2
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery #2 is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery #2
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202393 <5>
- Center Grove Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oconee Mound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oconee Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Mound Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Knobs Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul 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 Millersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Millersville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Rosamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Owaneco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ohlman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Assumption
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wenonah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Oconee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taylorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nokomis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tower Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarksdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Sandersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Coalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Langleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moweaqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Sharpsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Morrisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Witt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yantisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Jeisyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 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 Millersville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Millersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assumption
- Morrisonville
- Moweaqua
- Nokomis
- Oconee
- Oconee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Millersville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oconee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
- Pana
- Pana lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Millersville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Stonington
- Taylorville
- Tower Hill
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 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 Millersville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Millersville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413609 (Millersville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413609 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Owaneco
- Location given for Millersville Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4367102 Lon: -89.16064
- 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 Christian, 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- Millersville 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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