A visit to the Vernon 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 Vernon Cemetery ...
The Vernon Cemetery is located in Wayne County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barth Cemetery
- The Barth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Brown Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Cambell Cemetery
- The Cambell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambell Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Curry Cemetery
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Day Cemetery
- The Day Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Evangelical Cemetery
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Fitch Cemetery
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Gash Cemetery
- The Gash Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gash Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Fairfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105795 <2>
- Hearn Cemetery
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jeffersonville Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Locust Grove Cemetery
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Maple Hill Cemetery
- McKendrie Cemetery
- The McKendrie Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Nunn Cemetery
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Posey Cemetery
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Scott Cemetery
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Shaeffer Cemetery
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Shaeffer Cemetery
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- South Toms Prairie Cemetery
- Thomas Hill Cemetery
- The Thomas Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Winland Cemetery
- The Winland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Wright Cemetery
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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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 Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albion
- Barnhill
- Bennington
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
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- Bone Gap
- Boyleston
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
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- Burnt Prairie
- Camp Travis
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
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- Cisne
- Ellery
- Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
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- Fairfield
- Gallagher
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Geff
- Golden Gate
- Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Johnsonville
- Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
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- Marion
- Marion is located in Edwards County
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- Mill Shoals
- Mount Erie
- Parkersburg
- Red Top
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
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- Rinard
- Sims
- Wayne City
- West Salem
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Wynoose
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
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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 Vernon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vernon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Fairfield
- Jeffersonville
- Wayne City
- West Salem
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 helpful 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 Vernon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Vernon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420269 (Vernon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420269 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairfield
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vernon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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