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. 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 Waite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waite Cemetery:
39.5139, -87.9516
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Wilhoit Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit Cemetery
- 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)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Richwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Oterlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oterlin Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oterlin Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- St. Omer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Patsy Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Shoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shoot Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoot Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cupps Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupps Cemetery
- New Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Goshen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Goshen Cemetery
- Cholera Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony 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 Waite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waite Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kansas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Cleone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oilfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Borton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Conlogue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bushton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Diona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brocton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oliver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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.
- Ashmore
- Brocton
- Casey
- Charleston
- Kansas
- Martinsville
- Oakland
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:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Waite Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108834
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421024 (Waite Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421024 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kansas
- Location given for Waite Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5139242 Lon: -87.9511451
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waite 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |