A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephens Cemetery:
39.5081, -87.7634
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephens Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the north northeast of the Stephens Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zimmerly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Zimmerly Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerly Cemetery
- Chronic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chronic Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chronic Cemetery
- Cronick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barr - Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elledge Holley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gill Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huffman Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- New Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Goshen Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Goshen Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Quinn Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walls Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
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- Swango Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Swango Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swango Cemetery
- Rudy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rudy Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy Cemetery
- Augustus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Augustus Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinds Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cupps Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupps Cemetery
- Clarksville Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laufman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Laufman Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laufman Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ogden Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Lycan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lycan Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycan Cemetery
- Cassady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cassady Cemetery is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassady Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell Ridge is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oliver is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Conlogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conlogue is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Nevins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nevins is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cleone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Dennison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Elbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elbridge is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kansas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clark Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Former name for Clark Center:
- Clark Centre
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Redmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Farrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Westfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Borton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Borton is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Ashmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oilfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Libertyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Huffmanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huffmanville is also located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Kansas
- Marshall
- Martinsville
- Paris
- Paris lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Stephens Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1736551 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736551 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: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grandview
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5080902 Lon: -87.7633624
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephens 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. |