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A visit to the Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery ...

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 St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery

Lat:   40.2286°   (40° 13' 42")

Lon:   -88.6451°   (-88° 38' 42")

The St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery is located in De Witt County<2>.

The county seat for De Witt County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Campground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • McCord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCord Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Deland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deland Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Mansfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Piatt County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in McLean County
  • De Witt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Witt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Witt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The De Witt Cemetery is located in De Witt County
  • Nixon Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Twp. Cemetery
    • The Nixon Twp. Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • The Nixon Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nixon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1925819 <5>
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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    • Walden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walden Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Walters Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in De Witt County
    • Mackey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mackey Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Gilmore Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Morain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morain Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Madden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madden Cemetery is located in Piatt County
    • Argo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Argo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Argo Cemetery is located in Piatt County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Farmer City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Parnell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in De Witt County
  • Watkins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Watkins is located in De Witt County
  • Fullerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
  • Kumler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kumler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
    • Kumler is located in McLean County
  • De Land
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mansfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
    • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <6>
  • De Witt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • De Witt is located in De Witt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Laurette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
    • Laurette is located in McLean County
  • Glen Avon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
  • Weldon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellflower
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
    • Bellflower is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellflower <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Le Roy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <6>
    • Lotus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • Lotus is located in Champaign County
    • Birkbeck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birkbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
    • White Heath
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
      • White Heath is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <6>
    • Lane
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahomet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
      • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <6>
    • Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <6>
    • Seymour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake of the Woods
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
      • Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
    • Foosland
      (14 miles [22.5 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 St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in De Witt County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 St. Josephs Catholic 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 St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #417432  (Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #417432 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: Farmer City South
    • County: De Witt         Elev: 220
    • Location given for GNIS #417432 (Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery)

The official website for De Witt County: www.dewittcountyill.com/

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 De Witt, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2286, Longitude: -88.6451       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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