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A visit to the Secor 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 Secor Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Secor Cemetery (FG ID #108182)

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 Secor Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7348°   (40° 44' 5")

Lon:   -89.1251°   (-89° 7' 30")

The Secor Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.

The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies just to the west of the Secor Cemetery .

Name Variations for Secor 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.

Secor Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Palestine Twp. 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.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Secor Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Woodford County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Secor Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Secor Cemetery.

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

    • Secor
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor
      • Secor is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secor <5>
    • El Paso
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Paso have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
      • El Paso is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Paso <5>
    • Roanoke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
      • Roanoke is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
    • Panola
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Kappa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
      • Kappa is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Benson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <5>
    • Eureka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Eureka is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
    • Congerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congerville
      • Congerville is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congerville <5>
    • Woodford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Woodford County
    • Goodfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
      • Goodfield is located in Woodford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodfield <5>
    • Carlock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
      • Carlock is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlock <5>
    • Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Deer Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gridley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
        • Gridley is located in McLean County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gridley <5>
      • Minonk
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Metamora
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
        • Metamora is located in Woodford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,648 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <5>
      • Danvers
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
        • Danvers is located in McLean County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
        • Danvers has also been known as:
        • Danver
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <5>
      • Yuton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
        • Yuton is located in McLean County
      • Washington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Cooper
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
        • Cooper is located in Tazewell County
      • Washburn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
        • Washburn is located in Woodford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <5>
      • Mayfair
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
        • Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
      • Lilly
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
        • Lilly is located in Tazewell County
      • Normal
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Towanda
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
        • Towanda is located in McLean County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <5>
      • Meadows
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
        • Meadows is located in McLean County
      • Flanagan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
        • Flanagan is located in Livingston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>

    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 Secor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodford County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Secor Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Secor Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Carroll Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
    • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Centennial Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centennial Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Centennial Chapel Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centennial Chapel Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Roanke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roanke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roanke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roanke Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Apostolic Christian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apostolic Christian Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Christian Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • El Paso Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Paso Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The El Paso Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Paso Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Woodford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Hartman Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hartman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartman Cemetery
      • Eureka Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Olio Twp. Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Kappa Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kappa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kappa Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kappa Cemetery
      • Clayton Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
      • St. John Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Clayton Twp. Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clayton Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Twp. Cemetery
      • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      • Allison Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Allison Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
      • White Oak Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Woodford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Denman Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Denman Cemetery is located in McLean County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denman Cemetery

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

    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 Secor Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #418177  (Secor Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #418177 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: Secor
      • County: Woodford         Elev: 219
      • Location given for GNIS #418177 (Secor Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #108182

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Woodford, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Secor Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7348, Longitude: -89.1251    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.




 

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