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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Umbenhower Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Umbenhower Cemetery

Lat:   40.0428°   (40° 2' 34")

Lon:   -88.0130°   (-88° 0' 46")

The Umbenhower Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.

The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Umbenhower Cemetery .

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 Umbenhower Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Champaign County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Umbenhower Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Umbenhower Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Umbenhower Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Rutherford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
      • Rutherford is located in Champaign County
    • Homer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
    • Sidney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
    • Saint Joseph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
    • Ogden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
    • Mayview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Champaign County
    • Philo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <4>
    • Fithian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fithian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fithian
      • Fithian is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fithian <4>
    • Mira
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
      • Mira is located in Champaign County
    • Broadlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadlands
      • Broadlands is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadlands <4>
    • Allerton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <4>
    • Fairmount
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Muncie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
        • Muncie is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <4>
      • Royal
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
        • Royal is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <4>
      • Longview
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
        • Longview is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <4>
      • Urbana
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
        • Urbana is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
      • Fairland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
        • Fairland is located in Douglas County
      • Savoy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
        • Savoy is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <4>
      • Tolono
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
        • Tolono is located in Champaign County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <4>
      • Flatville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatville
        • Flatville is located in Champaign County
      • Sidell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
        • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <4>
      • Oakwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
        • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
      • Champaign
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Villa Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
        • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Archie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
        • Archie is located in Vermilion County
      • Missionfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
        • Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
      • Glenburn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
        • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County

    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 Umbenhower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Umbenhower Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Umbenhower Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Umbenhower Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bliss Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Bliss Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Bliss Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Bliss Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bliss Cemetery
    • Peters Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Peters Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Old Homer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Old Homer Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Old Homer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dunkard Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Homer Cemetery
    • Burris - Hartman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Old Huss Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lost Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • American Legion Cemetery
      • Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
      • Homer G. A. R Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
    • Loeffler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Loeffler Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Loeffler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Loeffler Family Burials
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loeffler Cemetery
    • Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery is located in Champaign County
      • The Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Huss Cemetery
      • Huss Chapel Cemetery
      • New Huss Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106299 <6>
    • Bodkin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bodkin Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bodkin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
        • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Mt. Olive Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lynn Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ayers Luthern Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Locust Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
        • German Evangelical Luthern Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1254176 <6>
      • St. John Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Stearns Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The Stearns Cemetery is located in Champaign County
        • The Stearns Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Stearns Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Umbenhower Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0428, Longitude: -88.0130    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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