A visit to the Woodland 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 Woodland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodland Cemetery:
39.8089, -87.6659
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodland Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Woodland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Woodland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Hoult Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hoult Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult Cemetery
- Newcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Newcomb Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb Cemetery
- Cherry Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Point Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
- Prairie Twp. Chapel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244596 <5>
- Gaines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Old Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scott Cemetery
- Littlefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- McCauley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Vermilion Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Cemetery
- The Vermilion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vermilion Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chrisman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Scottland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Ridge Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kidley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Metcalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Indianola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clays Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Sidell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Hume
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huffmanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Blanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Busenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Palermo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meeks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Sandytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Hillsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <6>
- Eugene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
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 Woodland 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 Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cayuga
- Chrisman
- Hume
- Newport
- Paris
- Ridge Farm
- Sidell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Woodland 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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421430 (Woodland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421430 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: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chrisman
- Location given for Woodland Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8089246 Lon: -87.665857
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland 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. |