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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 Patton Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.3818°   (40° 22' 54")

Lon:   -87.9379°   (-87° 56' 16")

The Patton Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.

The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southwest of the Patton Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Patton 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 Patton 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Patton Cemetery.

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

    • Penfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gifford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
      • Gifford is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <3>
    • Armstrong
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armstrong <3>
    • Rankin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <3>
    • Potomac
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
      • Potomac is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <3>
    • East Lynn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
      • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <3>
    • Paxton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <3>
    • Ludlow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <3>
    • Flatville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
      • Flatville is located in Champaign County
    • Loda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <3>
    • Rantoul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <3>
    • Collison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Cissna Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
        • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <3>
      • Royal
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • 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 <3>
      • Henning
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
        • Henning is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <3>
      • Rossville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Claytonville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
        • Prospect is located in Champaign County
      • Buckley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
        • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <3>
      • Hoopeston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
        • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <3>
      • Goodwine
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Thomasboro
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
        • Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <3>
      • Newtown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
        • Newtown is located in Vermilion County
      • Wellington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
        • Wellington is located in Iroquois County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>

    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 Patton 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 Patton Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Patton Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Chenoweth Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Tomlinson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Tomlinson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tomlinson Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomlinson Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Harwood Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Harwood Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Harwood Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Webber Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harwood Chapel Cemetery
    • Trickle Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trickle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trickle Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trickle Grove Cemetery
    • Huffman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pellville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Welles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Welles Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Welles Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Comprise Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welles Cemetery
    • Partlow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Partlow Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • The Partlow Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Partlow Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partlow Cemetery
    • Wallace Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wallace Chapel Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • The Wallace Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Judy Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Chapel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Rankin Union Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Rankin Union Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The Rankin Union Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Karter Cemetery
        • Rankin Cemetery
        • Union Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rankin Union Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960194 <6>
      • Hall Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Old Partlow Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ingersoll Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Huls Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • The Huls Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huls Cemetery
      • East Lynn Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pells Park Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pells Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pells Park Cemetery
      • Glen Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Cemetery
      • Prospect Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
      • Potomac Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • The Potomac Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
        • The Potomac Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Morehead Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potomac Cemetery
      • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

    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 Patton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #415450  (Patton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #415450 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: Rankin
      • County: Champaign         Elev: 217
      • Location given for GNIS #415450 (Patton 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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 Patton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3818, Longitude: -87.9379    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <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.




 

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