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:
40.5995, -88.7298
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 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Wiley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Indian Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Field Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Scrogin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Scrogin Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrogin Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lexington Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- The Lexington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Porteus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960559 <5>
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wiley Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Lawndale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawndale Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale Cemetery
- Merna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Merna Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merna Cemetery
- Blue Mound Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Pennell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pennell Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennell Cemetery
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- Smith Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is also 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>
- Bishop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbs - Bigger Cemetery
- Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilcox - Coon Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox - Coon Cemetery
- Benjaminville Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjaminville Friends Cemetery
- The Benjaminville Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Benjaminville Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #597586 <5>
- Plymouth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Plymouth Cemetery is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview 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:
- Cooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Merna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Towanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chenoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadows is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arrowsmith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Gridley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brokaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brokaw is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Cropsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Normal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kappa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Bloomington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Downs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yuton is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Le Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- McDowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- El Paso
(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
- Bloomington
- Chenoa
- Colfax
- Cooksville
- El Paso
- Ellsworth
- Fairbury
- Gridley
- Hudson
- Le Roy
- Lexington
- Normal
- Towanda
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 #421167 (Wiley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421167 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: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cooksville
- Location given for Wiley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.599479 Lon: -88.7297877
- 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' 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. |