A visit to the Pontoppidan 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 Pontoppidan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pontoppidan Cemetery:
40.4289, -88.2467
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pontoppidan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.
The county seat for Ford County is located in Paxton. Paxton lies just to the east northeast of the Pontoppidan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pontoppidan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Pontoppidan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pontoppidan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farmersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oregon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oregon Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
- Blackford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackford Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford Cemetery
- Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meharry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
- Beekman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beekman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman Cemetery
- East Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Bend Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend Cemetery
- The East Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Bend Memorial Gardens
- East Bend Mennonite Cemetery
- Ludlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ludlow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ludlow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106685 <5>
- Drummer Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- Pells Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willowbrook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Willowbrook Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- American Luthern Church Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Naylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fisher.
- The Naylor Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Brethren Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107120 <5>
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
- The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Catholic Cemetery
- Rantoul Holy Speulchre Cemetery
- St. Malachy Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pontoppidan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pontoppidan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elliott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Gibson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
- Proctor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Paxton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Foosland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rantoul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Loda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lotus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lotus is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Thomasboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saybrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bellflower
(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 Pontoppidan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pontoppidan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellflower
- Buckley
- Fisher
- Gibson City
- Gifford
- Loda
- Loda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pontoppidan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Melvin
- Paxton
- Rantoul
- Roberts
- Sibley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pontoppidan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Ford 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 Pontoppidan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416013 (Pontoppidan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416013 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: Ford
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perdueville
- Location given for Pontoppidan Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4289228 Lon: -88.2467164
- 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 Ford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pontoppidan 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |