A visit to the Sulphur Springs 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 Sulphur Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery:
39.6617, -89.8518
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sulphur Springs Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.
The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Sulphur Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sulphur Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sulphur Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Campbell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Loami.
- The Campbell Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Campbell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #517683 <5>
- Staley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Staley Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hodgerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Little York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Little York Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York Cemetery
- Waverly East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Waverly East Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly East Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waverly East Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Waverly.
- The Waverly East Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #555981 <5>
- Berlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Berlin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Luken Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Luken Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luken Cemetery
- St. Sebastians Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Allis Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Cemetery
- Chatham Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sulphur Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Loami
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lowder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Curran
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pasfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Thayer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Virden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenarm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Divernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southern View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Leland Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Commanche Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commanche Village
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Modesto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
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 Sulphur Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Divernon
- Franklin
- Modesto
- New Berlin
- Springfield
- Virden
- Virden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Virden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Waverly
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 Sulphur Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 Sulphur Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1736905 (Sulphur Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736905 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loami
- Location given for Sulphur Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6617175 Lon: -89.8517709
- 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 Sangamon, 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- Sulphur Springs 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. |