A visit to the Wakefield 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 Wakefield Cemetery ...
The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Richland County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Abbott Cemetery
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Cummins Cemetery
- The Cummins Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Devore Cemetery
- The Devore Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Fulks Cemetery
- The Fulks Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Hankins Cemetery
- The Hankins Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Honey Cemetery
- The Honey Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Houser Cemetery
- The Houser Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Ingraham Cemetery
- The Ingraham Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ingraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ingraham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978333 <2>
- Lancaster Cemetery
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Levitte Cemetery
- The Levitte Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- North Freedom Cemetery
- The North Freedom Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- South Muddy Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Trobaugh Cemetery
- The Trobaugh Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Wachtel Cemetery
- The Wachtel Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Weidner Cemetery
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Woods Cemetery
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Woods Cemetery
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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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 Wakefield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amity
- Amity is located in Richland County
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- Bogota
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
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- Calhoun
- Camp Travis
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
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- Claremont
- Clay City
- Dieterich
- Dundas
- Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
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- Flora
- Gallagher
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
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- Ingraham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lis
- Lis is located in Jasper County
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- Louisville
- Newton
- Noble
- Olney
- Passport
- Passport is located in Richland County
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- Sailor Springs
- Sainte Marie
- Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
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- West Liberty
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
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- Wheeler
- Willow Hill
- 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 Wakefield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wakefield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Dieterich
- Flora
- Louisville
- Newton
- Noble
- Olney
- Sailor Springs
- Sainte Marie
- Willow Hill
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 Wakefield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Wakefield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820913 (Wakefield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820913 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wakefield
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Richland, 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 '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- Wakefield Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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