A visit to the Wilkins 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 Wilkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkins Cemetery:
39.5764, -87.6261
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the northwest of the Wilkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wilkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vermilion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140203 <5>
- Blackburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Redmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Redmon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Gymon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gymon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gymon Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pryor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Vermilion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107592 <5>
- Edgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cassady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cassady Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassady Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Paris Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lycan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lycan Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycan Cemetery
- Swango Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Swango Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swango Cemetery
- Laufman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Laufman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laufman Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kentucky
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Nevins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Vermilion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Huffmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Bell Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Dennison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Farrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Clays Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Conlogue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Universal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Liggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Grandview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Weaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Toad Hop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Barnhart Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Shepardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Wilkins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Wilkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Wilkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421177 (Wilkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421177 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paris South
- Location given for Wilkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5764239 Lon: -87.6261358
- 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 Edgar, 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 from Point A (ie- Wilkins 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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