A visit to the Shirley 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 Shirley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shirley Cemetery:
40.4036, -89.0665
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shirley Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies just to the northeast of the Shirley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shirley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shirley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shirley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grassy Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grassy Ridge Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Ridge Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Scogin Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Funks Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Funks Grove Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- East Twin Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Park Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
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- St. Mary's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- West Twin Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Passwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Passwater Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passwater Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
- The Evergreen Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomington Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105608 <5>
- Heyworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Heyworth Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shirley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shirley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shirley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heyworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McLean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Normal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yuton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Stanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Downs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brokaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Danvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <6>
- Waynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Atlanta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Armington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wapella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Tazewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tabor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Sutter ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sutter is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Burt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burt is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Congerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fravert ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fravert is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fravert
- Mindale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mindale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindale
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 Shirley 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 Shirley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armington
- Atlanta
- Bloomington
- Carlock
- Danvers
- Heyworth
- Hudson
- Le Roy
- McLean
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Normal
- Stanford
- Towanda
- Wapella
- Waynesville
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 Shirley 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 Shirley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952878 (Shirley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952878 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: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bloomington West
- Location given for Shirley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4036482 Lon: -89.0664698
- 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 from Point A (ie- Shirley 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. |