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A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.1650°   (40° 9' 53")

Lon:   -89.1751°   (-89° 10' 30")

The Perry Cemetery is located in Logan County<2>.

The county seat for Logan County is located in Lincoln. Lincoln lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beason Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beason Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Berryhill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berryhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berryhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berryhill Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Jolly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jolly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jolly Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Bluegrass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluegrass Cemetery
    • The Bluegrass Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • The Bluegrass Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Blue Grass Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104801 <5>
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Randolph Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • McClimans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClimans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClimans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McClimans Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Skelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skelton Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Logan County
  • Hays Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hays Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnett Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Roach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roach Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Atlanta Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Donnan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donnan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donnan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Donnan Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Lawndale Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawndale Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawndale Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawndale Union Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Laenna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laenna Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laenna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laenna Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Old Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Tunbridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunbridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tunbridge Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in De Witt 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 Perry Cemetery.

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

  • Beason
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Midland City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
    • Midland City is located in De Witt County
  • Hallsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
  • Waynesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kenney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
    • Kenney is located in De Witt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <6>
  • Lawndale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawndale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Lawndale is located in Logan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawndale <6>
  • Chestnut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Atlanta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Chestervale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
    • Chestervale is located in Logan County
  • Lincoln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Rowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
    • Rowell is located in De Witt County
  • McLean
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Evans
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Logan County
    • Clinton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Wapella
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Logan County
    • Mount Pulaski
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
      • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <6>
    • Latham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Maroa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Heyworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Armington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Broadwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Burt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
    • Hartsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
      • Hartsburg is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsburg <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 Perry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Logan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perry 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 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 Perry 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 Perry Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1720887  (Perry Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1720887 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: Waynesville West
    • County: Logan         Elev: 197
    • Location given for GNIS #1720887 (Perry Cemetery)

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.il.us/

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 Logan, 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 things 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 Perry Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1650, Longitude: -89.1751       In this case, the coordinates for the Perry 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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