A visit to the Paris Memorial Gardens ...
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 Paris Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paris Memorial Gardens:
39.6320, -87.6959
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paris Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paris Memorial Gardens is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the south of the Paris Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paris Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Paris Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paris Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Redmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Redmon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Cassady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cassady Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassady Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Conkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Conkey Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkey Cemetery
- Lycan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lycan Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycan Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140203 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blackman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rudy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rudy Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy Cemetery
- Augustus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Augustus Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Swango Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Swango Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swango Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pryor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107592 <5>
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
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]<3> of the Paris Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paris Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Conlogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Kentucky
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nevins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Huffmanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clays Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Redmon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bell Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Libertyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Oliver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Elbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Kidley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Chrisman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dennison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- New Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Universal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Scottland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Borton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
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 Paris Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paris Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Paris Memorial Gardens:
- 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 Paris Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415378 (Paris Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415378 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: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris North
- Location given for Paris Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 39.6319794 Lon: -87.6958594
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Paris Memorial Gardens) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |