A visit to the Young America 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 Young America Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Young America Cemetery:
39.8053, -87.8673
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Young America Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Young America Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Young America Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Young America Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Young America Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Young America Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cherry Point Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point Cemetery
- Albin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Albin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin Cemetery
- Gaines Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaines Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
- Stunkard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Stunkard Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stunkard Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Catfish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Catfish Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Evangelical Luthern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1254176 <5>
- Embarrass Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Embarrass Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass Cemetery
- Catfish Point Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hoult Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Hoult Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoult Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ayers Luthern Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gwinn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
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]<3> of the Young America Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Young America Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hume
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Metcalf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Archie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Newman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brocton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Allerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broadlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Borton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Indianola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redmon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Longview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Ridge Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Fairland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Conlogue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Camargo
(15 miles [24.1 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 Young America 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 Young America Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Broadlands
- Brocton
- Chrisman
- Hume
- Hume lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Young America Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Oakland
- Ridge Farm
- Sidell
- Sidell lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Young America Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sidell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Young America 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 Young America Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421593 (Young America Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421593 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: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hume
- Location given for Young America Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8053126 Lon: -87.8672524
- 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- Young America 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. |
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