A visit to the Wiley 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 Wiley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wiley Cemetery:
40.5717, -88.6328
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Bloomington. Bloomington lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wiley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wiley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wiley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wiley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Lawndale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lawndale Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Plymouth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Anchor Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anchor Twp. Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Twp. Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Township Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mound Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Indian Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Field Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Cropsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cropsey Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropsey Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Scrogin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Scrogin Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrogin Cemetery
- Merna Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Merna Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
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 Wiley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wiley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Colfax
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arrowsmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cropsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saybrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chenoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Garber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garber is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Strawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Towanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glen Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Avon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Gibson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson City is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
- Gibson City has also been known as:
- Gibson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
- Brokaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Proctor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Proctor is located in Ford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Forrest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Laurette is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Gridley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Wiley 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 Wiley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arrowsmith
- Bellflower
- Chenoa
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- Ellsworth
- Fairbury
- Forrest
- Gibson City
- Gridley
- Le Roy
- Lexington
- Sibley
- Towanda
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 helpful 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 Wiley 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 Wiley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421166 (Wiley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421166 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: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cooksville
- Location given for Wiley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5717011 Lon: -88.6328402
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Wiley 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |