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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 Old Homer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Homer Cemetery

Lat:   40.0549°   (40° 3' 17")

Lon:   -87.9611°   (-87° 57' 39")

The Old Homer Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.

The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Old Homer Cemetery .

Name Variations for Old Homer Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Old Homer Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Dunkard Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 either 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 Homer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Champaign 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 Old Homer Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Homer Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Homer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Homer
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
    • Ogden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
    • Rutherford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Champaign County
    • Saint Joseph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
    • Sidney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
    • Fairmount
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
    • Fithian
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fithian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fithian
      • Fithian is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fithian <4>
    • Muncie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
      • Muncie is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <4>
    • Mayview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Champaign County
    • Allerton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <4>
    • Royal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
    • Philo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Broadlands
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadlands
        • Broadlands is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadlands <4>
      • Oakwood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
        • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
      • Mira
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
        • Mira is located in Champaign County
      • Missionfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
        • Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
      • Glenburn
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
        • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
      • Longview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
        • Longview is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
      • Sidell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
        • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <4>
      • Belgium Row
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
        • Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
      • Newtown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
        • Newtown is located in Vermilion County
      • Archie
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
        • Archie is located in Vermilion County
      • Flatville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
        • Flatville is located in Champaign County
      • Catlin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
        • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
      • Urbana
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
        • Urbana is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>

    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 Homer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Homer Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Homer Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Homer Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • American Legion Cemetery
      • Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
      • Homer G. A. R Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
    • Loeffler Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Loeffler Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Loeffler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Loeffler Family Burials
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loeffler Cemetery
    • Burris - Hartman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Umbenhower Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bodkin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bodkin Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bodkin Cemetery
    • Peters Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Peters Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bliss Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bliss Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Bliss Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Bliss Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bliss Cemetery
    • Lost Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Old Huss Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Greenview Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Greenview Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The Greenview Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Fairmount Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenview Cemetery
      • Stearns Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Stearns Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The Stearns Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Stearns Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Cemetery
      • Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Huss Cemetery
        • Huss Chapel Cemetery
        • New Huss Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106299 <6>
      • Dougherty Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Dalbey Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Dalbey Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The Dalbey Cemetery has also been known as:
        • McFarland Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dalbey Cemetery
      • Stearns Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Stearns Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Cemetery
      • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ayers Luthern Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Dougherty Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dougherty Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dougherty Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Homer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1947970  (Dunkard Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1947970 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: Unknown
      • County: Champaign
      • Location given for GNIS #1947970 (Dunkard Cemetery)

    The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 Old Homer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0549, Longitude: -87.9611    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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.




 

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