A visit to the Old Huss 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 Huss Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Huss Cemetery:
40.0586, -88.0783
The Old Huss Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the west northwest of the Old Huss Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Huss Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Old Huss Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Huss Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bliss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Umbenhower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burris - Hartman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loeffler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Homer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clements Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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]<2> of the Old Huss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Huss Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sidney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rutherford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Philo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Savoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tolono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Broadlands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fithian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Allerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muncie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flatville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Staley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pesotum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thomasboro
(14 miles [22.5 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 Huss 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 Huss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Broadlands
- Champaign
- Fairmount
- Fithian
- Homer
- Homer lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Huss Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Huss Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Pesotum
- Philo
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Urbana
- Villa Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Old Huss Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Huss Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810807 (Old Huss Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810807 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Joseph
- Location given for Old Huss Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0589222 Lon: -88.0780956
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Huss 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> | 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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