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A visit to the Prospect 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 Prospect Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Cemetery:

40.4453, -88.0973

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County<2>.

The county seat for Ford County is located in Paxton. Paxton lies just to the north of the Prospect Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pells Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park Cemetery
  • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Meharry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Huffman Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
  • Trickle Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Harwood Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Harwood Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood Chapel Cemetery
    • The Harwood Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Webber Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Farmersville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Farmersville Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pontoppidan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoppidan Cemetery
    • Oregon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Oregon Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Chenoweth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Chenoweth Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth Cemetery
    • Patton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Patton Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
    • Pellville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.

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

  • Paxton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ludlow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Loda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Loda is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <6>
  • Elliott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Rantoul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Gifford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rankin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Buckley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Melvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Penfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Roberts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dewey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cissna Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomasboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Flatville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Flatville is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
    • Gibson City
      (14 miles [22.5 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>
    • Armstrong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Lynn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Thawville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Garber
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Garber is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Proctor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Fisher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fisher is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <6>
    • Claytonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Del Rey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey

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 Prospect 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 Prospect 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 Prospect 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 Prospect Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #416236  (Prospect Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416236 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: 234 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Paxton
      • Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.4453124     Lon: -88.0972645
      • 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 '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- Prospect 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.