A visit to the Sunbury 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 Sunbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunbury Cemetery:
41.0481, -88.6440
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunbury Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunbury Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Sunbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunbury Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sunbury Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hadley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hadley Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Blackstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackstone Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Cemetery
- Calder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- New Michigan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Michigan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Michigan Cemetery
- Nevada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nevada Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108635 <5>
- East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery of Odell Township
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Side Cemetery of Odell Township is located outside and to the northwest of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2812448 <5>
- Odell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Odell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108062 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Bayou Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayou Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cemetery
- Zooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zooks Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Barrickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Barrickman Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrickman Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- McDowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell 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 Sunbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Budd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Blackstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Cornell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Odell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Missal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Ransom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbury is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
- Cayuga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Kernan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Kinsman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vermilion City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pontiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swygert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Dwight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Streator
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Ancona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Long Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Graymont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eylar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kangley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Munster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
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 Sunbury Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cornell
- Dwight
- Long Point
- Odell
- Pontiac
- Ransom
- Streator
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sunbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Sunbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411212 (Sunbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411212 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blackstone
- Location given for Sunbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0480882 Lon: -88.643954
- 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 Livingston, 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- Sunbury 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. |