A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
40.4064, -90.2446
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.
The county seat for Fulton County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies just to the east of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Randol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Randol Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randol Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Engle Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
- Stites Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stites Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Danner Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Lacey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lacey Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McNeil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McNeil Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baughman Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Ipava Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ipava Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Ipava Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Ipava Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ipava Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Connor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Connor Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor Cemetery
- Zoll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zoll Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoll Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Cuba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cuba Cemetery is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lewistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ipava
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
- Sepo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sepo is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Bryant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Table Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summum is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint David
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiatt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blyton is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vermont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marbletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marbletown is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunfermline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Checkrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Checkrow is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
- Astoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Babylon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Babylon is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
- Buzzville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Bybee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bybee is also located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- New Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Adair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ellisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Astoria
- Canton
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Providence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Havana
- Ipava
- Lewistown
- Table Grove
- Vermont
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 helpful 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fulton 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1773359 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1773359 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: Fulton
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewistown
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4064309 Lon: -90.2445668
- 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 Fulton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Providence 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. |