A visit to the Yearsley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Yearsley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Yearsley Cemetery (FG ID #108978).
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 Yearsley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yearsley Cemetery:
40.1708, -88.1591
The Yearsley Cemetery is located in Champaign County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Heater Cemetery is directly north of the Yearsley Cemetery.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the south southwest of the Yearsley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yearsley Cemetery.
Name Variations for Yearsley Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Yearsley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yearsley & Brownfield Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Yearsley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yearsley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clements Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leal Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Battershell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Burial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beckman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Huss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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]<3> of the Yearsley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yearsley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Urbana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomasboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mira
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Staley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rantoul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bondville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Philo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lake of the Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Gifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahomet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tolono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Yearsley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yearsley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Champaign
- Fisher
- Gifford
- Homer
- Mahomet
- Ogden
- Ogden lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Yearsley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ogden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Philo
- Rantoul
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Urbana
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 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 Yearsley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Yearsley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108978
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421566 (Yearsley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421566 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thomasboro
- Location given for Yearsley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1708663 Lon: -88.1592117
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yearsley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |