List of cemeteries in Vermilion County, Illinois

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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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