A visit to the Willow Branch 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 Willow Branch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Branch Cemetery:
39.9811, -88.6481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow Branch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willow Branch Cemetery is located in Piatt County<2>.
The county seat for Piatt County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the northeast of the Willow Branch Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Branch Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willow Branch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ater Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ater Cemetery
- Haneline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haneline Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haneline Cemetery
- Cronninger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cronninger Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronninger Cemetery
- West France Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West France Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West France Cemetery
- Bement Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bement Twp. Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement Twp. Cemetery
- The Bement Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bement Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104700 <5>
- Stringtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Kentuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kentuck Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck Cemetery
- Woolington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woolington Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolington Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Marquiss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Marquiss Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquiss Cemetery
- Morain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morain Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morain Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chandler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Cerro Gordo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cerro Gordo Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo Cemetery
- Bucks Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bucks Pond Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Pond Cemetery
- Friends Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes 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 Willow Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Branch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milmine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bement
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- De Land
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Argenta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ivesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Heath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oreana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lintner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Sangamon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- La Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Casner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Atwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Fullerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fullerton is located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
- Sadorus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maroa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Willow Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Piatt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Branch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argenta
- Atwood
- Bement
- Cerro Gordo
- De Land
- Hammond
- Ivesdale
- Maroa
- Maroa lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Willow Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maroa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maroa
- Monticello
- Oreana
- Oreana lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Willow Branch Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oreana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
- Sadorus
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 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 Willow Branch Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Piatt 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 Willow Branch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421233 (Willow Branch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421233 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: Piatt
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cerro Gordo
- Location given for Willow Branch Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9811459 Lon: -88.6481235
- 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 Piatt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Branch 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. |