A visit to the Wilcox 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 Wilcox Cemetery ...
The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bell Cemetery
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Berea Christian Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- Darmer Cemetery
- The Darmer Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmer Cemetery
- Grove City Methodist Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- The Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waltz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105993 <2>
- Harristown Cemetery
- Hinckle Cemetery
- The Hinckle Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckle Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Illini Cemetery
- The Illini Cemetery is located in Macon County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Bank Cemetery
- The Lake Bank Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Bank Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Latham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106512 <2>
- Long Point Cemetery
- The Long Point Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
- Milligan Cemetery
- The Milligan Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
- Mostetter Cemetery
- The Mostetter Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Muirheid Cemetery
- The Muirheid Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirheid Cemetery
- Pickerell Cemetery
- The Pickerell Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Macon County
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- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Sangamon County Home Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Christian County
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- Steenberger Cemetery
- The Steenberger Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steenberger Cemetery
- Two Mile Grove Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilcox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bearsdale
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
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- Blue Mound
- Bolivia
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
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- Boody
- Buffalo Hart
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
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- Buffalo
- Chestnut
- Cornland
- Dawson
- Decatur
- Edinburg
- Elwin
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Forsyth
- Grove City
- Grove City is located in Christian County
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- Harristown
- Illiopolis
- Lake Fork
- Latham
- Macon
- Mechanicsburg
- Mount Auburn
- Mount Pulaski
- Niantic
- Riverton
- Rochester
- Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
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- Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
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- Spaulding
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Stonington
- Warrensburg
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 Wilcox Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilcox Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mound
- Chestnut
- Decatur
- Edinburg
- Forsyth
- Harristown
- Illiopolis
- Macon
- Mechanicsburg
- Mount Auburn
- Mount Pulaski
- Niantic
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Rochester
- Stonington
- Warrensburg
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 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 Wilcox Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 Wilcox Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747338 (Wilcox Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747338 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Niantic
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, 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 from Point A (ie- Wilcox Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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