A visit to the Old Scott 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 Scott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Scott Cemetery:
39.7153, -87.6186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Scott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the south southwest of the Old Scott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Scott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Scott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Littlefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Conkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Conkey Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkey Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Houseton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Houseton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseton Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Newcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Hoult Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoult Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- McCauley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Logan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clays Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kidley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Huffmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Saint Bernice
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Blanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Chrisman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vermilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Libertyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Sandytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Universal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Fairview Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Metcalf
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Nevins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- New Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ridge Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Scott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chrisman
- Paris
- Paris lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Scott Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Ridge Farm
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415056 (Old Scott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415056 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Bernice
- Location given for Old Scott Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7153133 Lon: -87.6186343
- 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 Edgar, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Scott 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. |
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