A visit to the Sixteen 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 Sixteen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sixteen Cemetery:
39.6536, -87.6350
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sixteen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the southwest of the Sixteen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sixteen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sixteen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Conkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Conkey Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkey Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Paris Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140203 <5>
- Pryor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pryor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107592 <5>
- Old Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Houseton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Houseton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseton Cemetery
- Littlefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Redmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Redmon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon Cemetery
- Vermilion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sixteen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sixteen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Huffmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clays Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Vermilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Blanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Saint Bernice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Nevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Conlogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Universal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Chrisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- New Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Scottland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Fairview Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Raven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Bell Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Shepardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Redmon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Sixteen Cemetery. The following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sixteen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sixteen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Sixteen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418563 (Sixteen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418563 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris North
- Location given for Sixteen Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6536464 Lon: -87.6350242
- 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 Edgar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sixteen 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. |