A visit to the Sear's 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 Sear's Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sear's Cemetery:
40.1795, -89.9012
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sear's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sear's Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Havana. Havana lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sear's Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sear's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sear's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Holstlaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holstlaw Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstlaw Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Easton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Sandridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
- Samm's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Samm's Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samm's Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Leases Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leases Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leases Grove Cemetery
- Heater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Heater Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heater Cemetery
- Kilbourne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne Cemetery
- Kilbourne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Oakford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakford Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Oakford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172604 <5>
- Shipley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Leveldale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Leveldale Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveldale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sear's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sear's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kilbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Teheran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Greenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Topeka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newmansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Buzzville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Forest City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Goofy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Chandlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Natrona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Tallula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sepo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Marbletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
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 Sear's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sear's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chandlerville
- Easton
- Greenview
- Havana
- Kilbourne
- Mason City
- New Holland
- Petersburg
- Tallula
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 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 Sear's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 Sear's Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1964950 (Sear's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964950 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Biggs
- Location given for Sear's Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.179489 Lon: -89.901224
- 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 Mason, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sear's 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. |