List of cemeteries in Vermilion County, Illinois
Adams Family Plot
- This cemetery is in McKendree Township, Southeast of the intersection of 2080 E and 1200 N.
Allen Family Plot
- This cemetery is in Ross Township, and no longer exists. However, the original location is on a hill Northeast of the intersection of 3050 N and 1730 E which is just West of Alvin.
Allhands
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 403440
- Located at the east edge of Kickapoo State Park, this cemetery was dedicated in 1864 and deeded from Sylvester and Martha Hutton.
Atherton
- , Danville Township, GNIS 403696
- This cemetery is located on the southeast edge of Danville and was started in 1858 on landed deeded by the grandfather of Paul Atherton. It is located on Lewis Road, to the south of New Atherton Cemetery (see below).
Bethel
- , Love Township, GNIS 404274
- About 6 miles east of Ridge Farm, this cemetery is surrounded by a fence and is still in use.
Bethel
- , Blount Township, GNIS 404275
- This cemetery is in the churchyard of the Free Methodist Church. Stones here date from the 1880s.
Bethel
- , Ross Township, GNIS 404277
- This cemetery was formerly known as Wiseman Cemetery but began to be called after the nearby Bethel United Brethren Church. It is north of Alvin and east of Mann's Chapel.
Bock
- , McKendree Township, GNIS 404641
- Named for George Bock, a son-in-law of Achilles Morgan (the first settler at Brooks Point), this cemetery is located east of Westville.
Bodkin
- , Vance Township, GNIS 404643
- Bodkin is located in the northwest corner of the township.
Brittingham Family Plot
- Jeremiah Brittingham came to Vermilion County in 1830 from Ohio and died in the winter of 1831; due to the extreme cold, he could not be buried immediately. An Indian chief died shortly thereafter and his people asked that he be buried with Jeremiah.
Bryley
- , Newell Township, GNIS 405078
- This cemetery is also known as Brierly and is northeast of Danville. It was named for Samuel Brierly and contains graves of early Newell Township settlers. William Adams, a Revolutionary War soldier, is buried here.
Caraway Family Plot
- Georgetown Township, GNIS 1951030
- This cemetery, located north of the grade school in Westville, was established on land provided by Joshua and Charles Caraway, which they acquired in 1824.
Cline
- Blount Township, GNIS 1951173
- Sometimes known as Milner Cemetery, it is next to Milner School.
Colliers
- Love Township, GNIS 1951031
- Colliers Cemetery is also sometimes called Humrick Cemetery and is just south of the small town of Humrick.
Collison
- , Pilot Township, GNIS 1951156
- This cemetery is located southeast of the town of Collison.
County Poor Farm
- Catlin Township
- Adjacent to the Songer Cemetery, this cemetery contains the graves of many residents of the Vermilion County Home.
Concord
- GNIS 1951032
Cox Family Plot
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 406688
- This cemetery is named for John Cox who was born in 1799, was a scout in the Black Hawk War, and settled in the Middle Fork area in 1829. It is within Kickapoo State Park.
Crown Hill
- , Elwood Township, GNIS 406851
- This cemetery is located within Ridge Farm, in the south part of the town. It was established on land from the farm of Ira Grover Jones. It was originally a GAR cemetery; the town of Ridge Farm took over maintenance in 1918. Stones here date from 1891.
Dalbey
- GNIS 1951158
Danville National
- , Danville Township, GNIS 1823605
Davis
- , Vance Township, GNIS 406972
Dodson
- , Blount Township, GNIS 407278
Dougherty
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 406961
Dukes
- , Georgetown Township, GNIS 407474
East Lynn
- , Butler Township, GNIS 407673
Elwood Church
- , McKendree Township, GNIS 1951033
Emberry Chaple
- , Pilot Township, GNIS 407985
Fairchild
- , Blount Township, GNIS 408159
Fairview
- , Sidell Township, GNIS 408189
Farmers Chapel
- , Newell Township, GNIS 1951034
Floral Hill cemetery
- GNIS 1951174
Forest Park
- , Georgetown Township, GNIS 408522
Forse
- , Danville Township, GNIS 408541
Georgetown
- GNIS 1951038
God's Acre
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 409111
Gordon
- , Newell Township, GNIS 409196
Greenview
- GNIS 1951050
Greenwood
- , Danville Township, GNIS 409458
Greenwood
- GNIS 1951041
Grimes
- GNIS 1951045
Gundy
- , South Ross Township, GNIS 409570
Hickman
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 410136
Higginsville
- , Blount Township, GNIS 410209
Hooten
- , Danville Township, GNIS 410499
Huffman
- , Newell Township, GNIS 410656
Indian Paint
- GNIS 1951159
Ingersoll
- , Middlefork Township, GNIS 410892
Johnson
- , Blount Township, GNIS 411157
Johnson Hill
- , Oakwood Township, GNIS 411167
Jones Family
- GNIS 1951053
Jones Family
- GNIS 1951160
Jones Grove
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 411214
Kight's
- GNIS 1951055
Knight's Branch
- , Pilot Township, GNIS 411578
Lamb
- , Newell Township, GNIS 411774
Langley
- , Danville Township, GNIS 411814
Larson
- GNIS 1951058
Lebanon
- , Carroll Township, GNIS 411898
Leonard
- , Newell Township, GNIS 411952
Lithuanian
- , Georgetown Township, GNIS 412272
Locket
- , McKendree Township, GNIS 412470
Lorance
- GNIS 1951162
Lutheran
- , Danville Township, GNIS 1719940
Lynch
- , Danville Township, GNIS 412759
Makemson
- GNIS 1951163
Mann's Chapel
- GNIS 1951062
Martin Burial Grounds
- GNIS 1951164
McGee
- GNIS 1951065
McKendree
- , McKendree Township, GNIS 413291
Michael
- , Carroll Township, GNIS 413472
Michael
- GNIS 1951083
Miller
- , Ross Township, GNIS 413577
Mount Vernon
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 414092
New Atherton
- GNIS 1951165
New Salem
- , Blount Township, GNIS 414458
Newell Grove
- GNIS 1951166
Niccum
- , McKendree Township, GNIS 414507
North Fork
- GNIS 1951167
Oak Ridge
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 414848
Oakhill
- , Danville Township, GNIS 414819
Oakwood
- GNIS 1951095
Old Collison
- GNIS 1951175
Old Partlow
- , Middlefork Township, GNIS 415422
Old Sowdowsky
- GNIS 1951096
Outton Family
- GNIS 1951168
Parish
- , Danville Township, GNIS 415379
Partlow
- , Middlefork Township, GNIS 1764494
Pate
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 415431
Pellville
- , Butler Township, GNIS 415518
Pentecost
- , Blount Township, GNIS 415534
Pilot Grove
- , Elwood Township, GNIS 415678
Pleasant Grove
- , Oakwood Township, GNIS 415780
Pleasant Mount
- , Georgetown Township, GNIS 1951097
Porter
- , Blount Township, GNIS 416045
Potomac
- , Middlefork Township, GNIS 1951098
Potomac
- , Middlefork Township, GNIS 1966087
Prairie Chapel
- , Ross Township, GNIS 416105
Rankin
- , Butler Township, GNIS 1764547
Redtop
- , Grant Township, GNIS 416467
Rice
- , Pilot Township, GNIS 416583
Rose
- , Newell Township, GNIS 416935
Rossville
- GNIS 1951099
Ruckman
- GNIS 1951100
Saint Patrick's
- , Danville Township, GNIS 417664
Saints Peter and Paul
- , Georgetown Township, GNIS 417853
Sanhill
- , Danville Township, GNIS 418006
Sandusky
- , Carroll Township, GNIS 417981
Sandusky
- , Georgetown Township, GNIS 417982
Searl
- GNIS 1951170
Sharon
- , Elwood Township, GNIS 418288
Shock
- GNIS 1951171
Snider
- , Blount Township, GNIS 418688
Songer
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 418706
Spicer Family Plot
- GNIS 1951172
Springhill
- , Newell Township, GNIS 418964
Stearns
- , Oakwood Township, GNIS 419082
Stump
- , Pilot Township, GNIS 419237
Stunkard
- , Carroll Township, GNIS 419242
Sunset Memorial
- , Newell Township, GNIS 1951101
Thurman
- , Blount Township, GNIS 419707
Trimmell
- , Pilot Township, GNIS 419845
Underwood Family
- GNIS 1951142
Vermilion
- , Elwood Township, GNIS 1951145
Wallace Chapel
- , Middlefork Township, GNIS 1764516
Walnut Corner
- , Newell Township, GNIS 1951149
Watson
- GNIS 1951153
Weaver
- , Carroll Township, GNIS 420673
Whitlock
- , Love Township, GNIS 421108
Woodlawn
- , Carroll Township, GNIS 421456
Workheiser
- GNIS 1951154
Wright Family
- , Catlin Township, GNIS 1951155
Yankee Point
- , Love Township, GNIS 421556
References
Martin, Floyd (2003). Locator for the cemeteries of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society.
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