A visit to the Weston 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 Weston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Weston Cemetery:
40.7467, -88.6142
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Weston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Weston Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Weston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Weston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Weston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Weston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chenoa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chenoa Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- East Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Graceland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Graceland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fairbury.
- The East Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201400 <5>
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Lawndale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lawndale Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avoca Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Twp. Cemetery
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawndale Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136522 <5>
- Patty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Houder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Houder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houder Cemetery
- Pontiac City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pontiac City Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac City Cemetery
- The Pontiac City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pontiac Southside Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288460 <5>
- South Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rook's Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Rook's Creek Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook's Creek Cemetery
- Five Mile Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Five Mile Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Cemetery
- Forrest Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Forrest Twp. Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Twp. Cemetery
- The Forrest Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #631073 <5>
- North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Weston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Weston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Fairbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McDowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Chenoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Pontiac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Forrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cropsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Anchor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Strawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wing is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Swygert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Graymont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Gridley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saunemin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eylar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Cooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flanagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cornell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charlotte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Griswold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
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 Weston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Weston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatsworth
- Chenoa
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- Cornell
- Fairbury
- Flanagan
- Forrest
- Gridley
- Lexington
- Pontiac
- Sibley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Weston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McLean 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 Weston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952877 (Weston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952877 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairbury
- Location given for Weston Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7467013 Lon: -88.6142266
- 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 McLean, 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- Weston 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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