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A visit to the Waite Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Waite Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Waite Cemetery (FG ID #108834)

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 Waite Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.5139°   (39° 30' 50")

Lon:   -87.9516°   (-87° 57' 5")

The Waite Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.

The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Waite Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Waite Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wilhoit Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhoit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilhoit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilhoit Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ashmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Richwoods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
  • Enon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Oterlin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oterlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oterlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oterlin Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • St. Omer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Patsy Mitchell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patsy Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patsy Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patsy Mitchell Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Tate Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tate Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Shields Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Zimmerman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimmerman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zimmerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Shoot Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shoot Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Bean Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Cupps Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cupps Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cupps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cupps Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • New Goshen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Goshen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Goshen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Cholera Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Edgar County

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 Waite Cemetery.

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

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 Waite Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Waite Cemetery:

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 Waite Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #421024  (Waite Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #421024 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kansas
    • County: Edgar         Elev: 226
    • Location given for GNIS #421024 (Waite Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #108834

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edgar, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Waite Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5139, Longitude: -87.9516    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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