A visit to the Ponting 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 Ponting Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ponting Cemetery:
39.6150, -89.1965
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ponting Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ponting Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Taylorville. Taylorville lies just to the southwest of the Ponting Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ponting Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ponting Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ponting Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tanner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Old Stonington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harris Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery #2 is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery #2
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fraley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bilyeu Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bilyeu Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilyeu Cemetery
- Buckhart Dutch Reform Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202393 <5>
- Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Grove City Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Young Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105993 <5>
- Goode Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Donner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Donner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Cemetery
- Owaneco Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Owaneco Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Westside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Westside Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Traughber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Traughber Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traughber Cemetery
- The Traughber Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moweaqua Twp. Cemetery
- Traughber - Snyder Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108571 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ponting Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ponting Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Stonington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Blue Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Sharpsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Langleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
- Owaneco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moweaqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Assumption
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jeisyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Bolivia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Kincaid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulpitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tovey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Ponting Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ponting Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assumption
- Blue Mound
- Edinburg
- Illiopolis
- Macon
- Macon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ponting Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Mount Auburn
- Moweaqua
- Niantic
- Pana
- Pana lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Ponting Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Stonington
- Taylorville
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 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 Ponting Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Ponting Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419182 (Ponting Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419182 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willeys
- Location given for Ponting Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.615043 Lon: -89.1964727
- 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 Christian, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ponting Cemetery) 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. |
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