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A visit to the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery

Lat:   40.7636°   (40° 45' 48")

Lon:   -88.6767°   (-88° 40' 36")

The Payne Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.

The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the north of the Payne Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chenoa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chenoa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chenoa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Weston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weston Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Pike Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pike Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Rook's Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rook's Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rook's Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rook's Creek Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Lawndale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawndale Cemetery
    • The Lawndale Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • Patty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patty Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Houder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Houder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Pontiac City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontiac City Cemetery
    • The Pontiac City Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • The Pontiac City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pontiac Southside Cemetery
    • South Side Cemetery
    • Southside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288460 <5>
  • Walden Farm Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walden Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walden Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Waldo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Waldo Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lawndale Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136522 <5>
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Avoca Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avoca Twp. Cemetery
      • The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County
      • The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Avoca Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
    • McMillan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McMillan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Rowe Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Gridley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gridley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gridley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gridley Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Lexington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lexington Cemetery
      • The Lexington Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • The Lexington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Porteus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960559 <5>
    • Scrogin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scrogin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scrogin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scrogin Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Spence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spence Cemetery is located in Livingston County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.

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

  • Chenoa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Weston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in McLean County
  • Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Meadows is located in McLean County
  • McDowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
    • McDowell is located in Livingston County
  • Fairbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Avoca ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Livingston County
  • Pontiac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
  • Graymont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graymont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymont
    • Graymont is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graymont <6>
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
  • Gridley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Gridley is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <6>
  • Swygert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swygert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
    • Swygert is located in Livingston County
  • Flanagan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
    • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Colfax
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Colfax is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>
    • Forrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
      • Forrest is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forrest <6>
    • Cayuga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Livingston County
    • Cropsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Livingston County
    • Cooksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Anchor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Eylar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eylar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
      • Eylar is located in Livingston County
    • Strawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn
      • Strawn is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawn <6>
    • Saunemin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
      • Cornell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <6>
    • El Paso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • El Paso is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <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 Payne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Payne 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 Payne Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #415472  (Payne Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #415472 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: Southwest Pontiac
    • County: Livingston         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #415472 (Payne Cemetery)

The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/

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 Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Payne Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7636, Longitude: -88.6767       In this case, the coordinates for the Payne 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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