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A visit to the Prospect Cemetery ...


The location of the Prospect Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Prospect Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.4453°   (40° 26' 43")

Lon:   -88.0973°   (-88° 5' 50")

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 .

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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Prospect Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
    • Ludlow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <4>
    • Loda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <4>
    • Elliott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Prospect
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Champaign County
    • Rantoul
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
      • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <4>
    • Gifford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
      • Gifford is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <4>
    • Rankin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Rankin is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rankin <4>
    • Buckley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley
      • Buckley is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckley <4>
    • Melvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <4>
    • Penfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Roberts is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roberts <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Dewey
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
        • Dewey is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <4>
      • Cissna Park
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
        • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <4>
      • Thomasboro
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
        • Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <4>
      • Flatville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
        • Flatville is located in Champaign County
      • Gibson City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
        • Gibson City is located in Ford County
        • 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 <4>
      • Armstrong
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armstrong have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Armstrong is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armstrong <4>
      • East Lynn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
        • East Lynn is located in Vermilion County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynn <4>
      • Thawville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thawville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville
        • Thawville is located in Iroquois County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thawville <4>
      • Proctor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
        • Proctor is located in Ford County
      • Fisher
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
        • Fisher is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
      • Claytonville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Del Rey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
        • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
      • Sibley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
        • Sibley is located in Ford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <4>

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pells Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pells Park Cemetery
    • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ten Mile Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Meharry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meharry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 the Huffman Cemetery
    • Trickle Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trickle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trickle Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trickle Grove Cemetery
    • Ludlow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ludlow Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Cemetery
    • Harwood Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Harwood Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Harwood Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Webber Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harwood Chapel Cemetery
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Farmersville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farmersville Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmersville Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Pontoppidan Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontoppidan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pontoppidan Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontoppidan Cemetery
      • Oregon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oregon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oregon Cemetery is located in Ford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oregon Cemetery
      • Maplewood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Eden Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • The Eden Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
        • American Luthern Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Cemetery
      • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The Holy Sepulchre Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Catholic Cemetery
        • Rantoul Catholic Cemetery
        • Rantoul Holy Speulchre Cemetery
        • St. Malachy Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      • Chenoweth Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Patton Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • The Patton Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
      • Pellville Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

    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: GNIS record #416236 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: Paxton
      • County: Ford         Elev: 234
      • Location given for GNIS #416236 (Prospect Cemetery)

    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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Prospect Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4453, Longitude: -88.0973       In this case, the coordinates for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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