A visit to the Scrogin 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 Scrogin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scrogin Cemetery:
40.6448, -88.7878
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scrogin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scrogin Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Scrogin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scrogin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Scrogin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scrogin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Indian Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Indian Field Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Pennell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pennell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennell Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Bloomington.
- The Hinthorn Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hinthorn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1934183 <5>
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lawndale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lawndale Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Cemetery
- Gridley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- Merna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Merna Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna Cemetery
- Chenoa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawndale Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136522 <5>
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scrogin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scrogin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chenoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Towanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Kappa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ellsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- El Paso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brokaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Anchor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowsmith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Panola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Yuton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Flanagan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cropsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Graymont
(16 miles [25.7 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 Scrogin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scrogin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bloomington
- Chenoa
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- El Paso
- Ellsworth
- Fairbury
- Flanagan
- Gridley
- Hudson
- Lexington
- Normal
- Towanda
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 Scrogin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Scrogin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952810 (Scrogin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952810 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington
- Location given for Scrogin Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.644757 Lon: -88.7878447
- 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 McLean, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scrogin 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. |