A visit to the Old Collison 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 Old Collison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Collison Cemetery:
40.2328, -87.7928
The Old Collison Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Old Collison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Collison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Collison Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Collison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Workheiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Porter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Higginsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knight's Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Embury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trimmell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Outten Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairchild Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Potomac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Partlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pentecost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the Old Collison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Collison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collison
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium Row
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muncie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Missionfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hillery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fithian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bismarck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Illiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Old Collison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Collison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Catlin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Collison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Catlin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Danville
- Fairmount
- Fithian
- Gifford
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old Collison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Potomac
- Rossville
- Tilton
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 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 Old Collison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Old Collison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1951175 (Old Collison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951175 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: Vermilion
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Old Collison Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Collison Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |