A visit to the Neal 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 Neal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Neal Cemetery:
39.2609, -88.8440
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Neal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Neal Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Neal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Neal Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Neal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Neal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Red Bank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Bank Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mud Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mud Run Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Gallagher Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Hodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hodson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodson Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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- Bob Doan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bob Doan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Doan Cemetery
- Bob Doane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bob Doane Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Doane Cemetery
- Hubbartt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubbartt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbartt Cemetery
- Howe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Horsman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Horsman Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsman Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lorton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Giles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Watton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Watton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watton Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Neal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Neal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cowden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holliday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Fancher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Beecher City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Mode
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Herrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moccasin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Shelbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tower Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shumway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dressor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Middlesworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Strasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oconee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Pana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
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 Neal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Neal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Herrick
- Oconee
- Pana
- Ramsey
- Saint Elmo
- Shelbyville
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Tower Hill
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 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 Neal Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Neal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414325 (Neal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414325 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fancher
- Location given for Neal Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2608752 Lon: -88.8439556
- 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 Shelby, 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- Neal 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. |