A visit to the Plank 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 Plank Cemetery ...
The Plank Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Armstrong Cemetery
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Austin Cemetery
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Bethany Cemetery
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Brunswick Cemetery
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Cutler Cemetery
- The Cutler Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Glenwood Cemetery
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Henton Cemetery
- The Henton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Knobs Baptist Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Middlesworth Cemetery
- The Middlesworth Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moyer Cemetery
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Oliver Cemetery
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Robinson Creek Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Shelby Cemetery
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Washington Cemetery
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Wendling Cemetery
- The Wendling Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Plank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allenville
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Assumption
- Bethany
- Cowden
- Cushman
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
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- Dalton City
- Dunn
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
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- Fancher
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
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- Findlay
- Herrick
- Holliday
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
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- Lakewood
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Macon
- Middlesworth
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
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- Millersville
- Millersville is located in Christian County
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- Mode
- Mode is located in Shelby County
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- Moweaqua
- Oconee
- Owaneco
- Pana
- Rosamond
- Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
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- Shelbyville
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Sullivan
- Tower Hill
- Windsor
- Yantisville
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
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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 Plank Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assumption
- Bethany
- Cowden
- Dalton City
- Findlay
- Herrick
- Macon
- Moweaqua
- Oconee
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Shelbyville
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Sullivan
- Tower Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Plank Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Plank Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725306 (Plank Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725306 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Shelby, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plank Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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