A visit to the Van Voorhis 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 Van Voorhis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Voorhis Cemetery:
39.7100, -88.1167
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Voorhis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Voorhis Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Tuscola. Tuscola lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Van Voorhis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Voorhis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Van Voorhis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Voorhis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Gwinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Broadus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Broadus Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus Cemetery
- Hoagland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hoagland Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Albin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Albin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
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- Hammett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hammett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett Cemetery
- East Humboldt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knoch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Knoch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tuscola.
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tuscola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548143 <5>
- St. Omer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catfish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Catfish Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Voorhis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Voorhis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hindsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kemp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Filson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Camargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Murdock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Rardin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Bushton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Brocton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villa Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Borton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Tuscola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Longview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Kansas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redmon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ficklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Chesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
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 Van Voorhis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Voorhis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Ashmore
- Brocton
- Hindsboro
- Hume
- Hume lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Van Voorhis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Kansas
- Oakland
- Tuscola
- Villa Grove
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 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 Van Voorhis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Van Voorhis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747662 (Van Voorhis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747662 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakland
- Location given for Van Voorhis Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7100336 Lon: -88.1167065
- 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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Van Voorhis 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. |
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