A visit to the Rankin Union Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rankin Union Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rankin Union Cemetery (FG ID #1960194).
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 Rankin Union Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rankin Union Cemetery:
40.4726, -87.8865
The Rankin Union Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<2>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rankin Union Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rankin Union Cemetery.
Name Variations for Rankin Union Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Rankin Union Cemetery.
Rankin Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Karter Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Rankin Union Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rankin Union Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pellville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Apostolic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Apostolic Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Apostolic Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cissna Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cissna Park Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park Cemetery
- Trickle Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chenoweth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
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- Harwood Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ingersoll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Pells Park Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Redtop Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rankin Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rankin Union Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rankin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cissna Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Claytonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hoopeston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Penfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Potomac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schwer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Woodworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Del Rey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Onarga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Rankin Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rankin Union Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckley
- Cissna Park
- Gifford
- Hoopeston
- Loda
- Loda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rankin Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
- Milford
- Onarga
- Onarga lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Rankin Union Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onarga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
- Paxton
- Potomac
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Rantoul
- Roberts
- Rossville
- Thawville
- Woodland
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 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 Rankin Union Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Rankin Union Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1960194
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1764547 (Rankin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1764547 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: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rankin
- Location given for Rankin Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4725358 Lon: -87.8861437
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, 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 from Point A (ie- Rankin Union 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |