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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. 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 Rankin Union Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.4726°   (40° 28' 21")

Lon:   -87.8865°   (-87° 53' 11")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Apostolic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Apostolic Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • Patton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cissna Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cissna Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cissna Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cissna Park Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Trickle Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trickle Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trickle Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trickle Grove Cemetery is located in Ford County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amity Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Ash Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ash Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ash Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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.

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
    • Gifford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rankin Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gifford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
    • Potomac lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rankin Union Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Potomac.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 first visit 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 Rankin Union Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1764547  (Rankin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1764547 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: Rankin
    • County: Vermilion         Elev: 217
    • Location given for GNIS #1764547 (Rankin Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1960194

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 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 Rankin Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4726, Longitude: -87.8865    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.