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A visit to the Old Rutledge Cemetery ...

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 Rutledge Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Rutledge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   40.3345°   (40° 20' 4")

Lon:   -88.9292°   (-88° 55' 45")

The Old Rutledge Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old Rutledge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Rutledge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stewart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stewart Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Passwater Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Passwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Passwater Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Heyworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heyworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heyworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Heyworth Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Diamond Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Diamond Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Diamond Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Diamond Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Long Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Point Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Sugar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Rutledge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutledge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rutledge Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • St. Particks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Particks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Particks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Particks Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Blooming Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooming Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blooming Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blooming Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • County Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Farm Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Grassy Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grassy Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grassy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grassy Ridge Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Halsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halsey Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Crum Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crum Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Walden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walden Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County

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]<3> of the Old Rutledge Cemetery.

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

  • Heyworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
    • Heyworth is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <6>
  • Downs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <6>
  • Gillum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
    • Gillum is located in McLean County
  • Wapella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Le Roy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Le Roy is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <6>
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in McLean County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <6>
  • Bloomington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Birkbeck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birkbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
    • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
  • Waynesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Normal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • De Witt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • De Witt is located in De Witt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Fullerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • McLean
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
      • McLean is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLean <6>
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
    • Parnell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in De Witt County
    • Watkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in De Witt County
    • Ellsworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
      • Ellsworth is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <6>
    • Merna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna
      • Merna is located in McLean County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merna <6>
    • Hallsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
    • Lane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Yuton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
      • Yuton is located in McLean County
    • Towanda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
      • Towanda is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <6>
    • Atlanta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Atlanta is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <6>
    • Midland City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
    • Farmer City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Stanford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
      • Stanford is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <6>

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 Rutledge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Rutledge Cemetery:

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 Rutledge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #415051  (Old Rutledge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #415051 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: Heyworth
    • County: McLean         Elev: 235
    • Location given for GNIS #415051 (Old Rutledge Cemetery)

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

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

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 McLean, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Rutledge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3345, Longitude: -88.9292       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Rutledge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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