A visit to the Yankee Point 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 Yankee Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yankee Point Cemetery:
39.9247, -87.5893
The Yankee Point Cemetery is located in Vermilion County<1>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north of the Yankee Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yankee Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Yankee Point Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yankee Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elwood Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colliers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whitlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hopewell Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hopewell Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Eugene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Groenendyke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Groenendyke Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groenendyke Cemetery
- Underwood Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Yankee Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yankee Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridge Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olivet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 <5>
- Eugene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belgium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Chrisman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Catlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gessie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kidley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Perrysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sidell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Archie
(12 miles [19.3 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 Yankee Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yankee Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Catlin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Yankee Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Catlin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Cayuga
- Chrisman
- Newport
- Perrysville
- Ridge Farm
- Sidell
- Tilton
- Tilton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Yankee Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tilton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
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 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 Yankee Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Yankee Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421556 (Yankee Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421556 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: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Humrick
- Location given for Yankee Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9247589 Lon: -87.5894647
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Yankee Point Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |