A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
39.5170, -87.6103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Gymon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gymon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gymon Cemetery
- Laufman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Laufman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laufman Cemetery
- Dennison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dennison Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
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- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Swango Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Swango Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swango Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Forsythe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Blackburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Redmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Redmon Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon Cemetery
- Cassady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cassady Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassady Cemetery
- Lycan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lycan Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycan Cemetery
- Elledge Holley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ft. Hamilton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Little Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Nevins
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Dennison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Oliver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Farrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Vermilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kentucky
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Weaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Liggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Hop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Bell Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnhart Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Harrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- New Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huffmanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Taylorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Conlogue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421287 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421287 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: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandford
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5169793 Lon: -87.6103026
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |