List of cemeteries in Vermilion County, Illinois explained

This list of cemeteries in Vermilion County, Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemeteries.

NameCoordinatesTownshipGNIS IDNotes
Adams Family Plot Located southeast of the intersection of 2080 E and 1200 N.
Allen Family Plot Defunct. The original location is on a hill northeast of the intersection of 3050 N and 1730 E, which is just west of Alvin.
Allhands 40.1372°N -87.7261°W 403440 Located at the east edge of Kickapoo State Park, this cemetery was dedicated in 1864 and deeded from Sylvester and Martha Hutton.
Atherton 40.1075°N -87.5931°W 403696 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 39.8997°N -87.54°W 404274 About 6 miles east of Ridge Farm, this cemetery is surrounded by a fence and is still in use.
Bethel 40.2247°N -87.7264°W 404275 Located in the churchyard of the Free Methodist Church. Stones here date from the 1880s.
Bethel 40.3306°N -87.6203°W 404277 Formerly known as Wiseman Cemetery but began to be called after the nearby Bethel United Brethren Church. Located north of Alvin and east of Mann's Chapel.
Bock 40.0297°N -87.5678°W 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 40.0772°N -87.9208°W 404643 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 40.1828°N -87.5956°W 405078 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 1951030 Located north of the grade school in Westville, established on land provided by Joshua and Charles Caraway, which they acquired in 1824.
Cline 1951173 Sometimes known as Milner Cemetery, it is next to Milner School.
Colliers 1951031 Colliers Cemetery is also sometimes called Humrick Cemetery and is just south of the small town of Humrick.
Collison 40.2244°N -87.7989°W 1951156 Located southeast of the town of Collison.
County Poor Farm Adjacent to the Songer Cemetery, this cemetery contains the graves of many residents of the Vermilion County Home.
Concord 1951032
Cox Family Plot 40.1347°N -87.7378°W 406688 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 39.8922°N -87.6589°W 406851 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 1951158
Danville National 40.1269°N -87.5806°W 1823605
Davis 40.0486°N -87.8589°W 406972
Dodson 40.2039°N -87.7164°W 407278
Dougherty 40.0714°N -87.8019°W 406961
Dukes 40.0486°N -87.6344°W 407474
East Lynn 40.4547°N -87.8003°W 407673
Elwood Church 39.9628°N -87.5989°W 1951033
Emberry Chaple 40.2011°N -87.8461°W 407985
Fairchild 40.2169°N -87.7114°W 408159
Fairview 39.8986°N -87.8458°W 408189
Farmers Chapel 40.1858°N -87.6117°W 1951034
Floral Hill cemetery 1951174
Forest Park 39.9747°N -87.6244°W 408522
Forse 40.0597°N -87.5686°W 408541
Georgetown 1951038
God's Acre 40.0567°N -87.7172°W 409111
Gordon 40.1689°N -87.6472°W 409196
Greenview 1951050
Greenwood 40.1017°N -87.62°W 409458
Greenwood 1951041
Grimes 1951045
Gundy 40.2708°N -87.6425°W 409570
Hickman 40.075°N -87.7922°W 410136
Higginsville 40.2433°N -87.7711°W 410209
Hooten 40.0942°N -87.635°W 410499
Huffman 40.2281°N -87.5731°W 410656
Indian Paint 1951159
Ingersoll 40.3397°N -87.8142°W 410892
Johnson 40.2089°N -87.6672°W 411157
Johnson Hill 40.1583°N -87.7506°W 411167
Jones Family 1951053
Jones Family 1951160
Jones Grove 40.0719°N -87.7003°W 411214
Kight's 1951055
Knight's Branch 40.2539°N -87.8272°W 411578
Lamb 40.1653°N -87.5689°W 411774
Langley 40.0786°N -87.5697°W 411814
Larson 1951058
Lebanon 39.9147°N -87.7497°W 411898
Leonard 40.2264°N -87.5983°W 411952
Lithuanian 40.0214°N -87.6339°W 412272
Locket 40.0322°N -87.5861°W 412470
Lorance 1951162
Lutheran 40.1158°N -87.6056°W 1719940
Lynch 40.1325°N -87.5689°W 412759
Makemson 1951163
Mann's Chapel 1951062
Martin Burial Grounds 1951164
McGee 1951065
McKendree 40.0008°N -87.5717°W 413291
Michael 39.9322°N -87.7208°W 413472
Michael 1951083
Miller 40.3675°N -87.6083°W 413577
Mount Vernon 40.0653°N -87.7842°W 414092
New Atherton 1951165
New Salem 40.2431°N -87.7508°W 414458
Newell Grove 1951166
Niccum 40.0483°N -87.5444°W 414507
North Fork 1951167
Oak Ridge 40.0664°N -87.7175°W 414848
Oakhill 40.1142°N -87.7142°W 414819
Oakwood 1951095
Old Collison 1951175
Old Partlow 40.2936°N -87.8536°W 415422
Old Sowdowsky 1951096
Outton Family 1951168
Parish 40.0683°N -87.5947°W 415379
Partlow 40.3003°N -87.8769°W 1764494
Pate 40.0933°N -87.7303°W 415431
Pellville 40.4611°N -87.9242°W 415518
Pentecost 40.1811°N -87.7192°W 415534
Pilot Grove 39.8847°N -87.6153°W 415678
Pleasant Grove 40.1419°N -87.7789°W 415780
Pleasant Mount 39.9694°N -87.6658°W 1951097
Porter 40.2381°N -87.7717°W 416045
Potomac 40.3017°N -87.7889°W 1951098
Potomac 40.3017°N -87.7892°W 1966087
Prairie Chapel 40.3794°N -87.7597°W 416105
Rankin 40.4725°N -87.8861°W 1764547
Redtop 40.4256°N -87.6867°W 416467
Rice 40.1883°N -87.8339°W 416583
Rose 40.2553°N -87.5978°W 416935
Rossville 1951099
Ruckman 1951100
Saint Patrick's 40.1125°N -87.6069°W 417664
Saints Peter and Paul 40.0375°N -87.6261°W 417853
Sanhill 40.1061°N -87.5936°W 418006
Sandusky 39.9592°N -87.7117°W 417981
Sandusky 40.0367°N -87.6042°W 417982
Searl 1951170
Sharon 39.9492°N -87.6317°W 418288
Shock 1951171
Snider 40.1542°N -87.7158°W 418688
Songer 40.1006°N -87.6661°W 418706
Spicer Family Plot 1951172
Springhill 40.1458°N -87.6239°W 418964
Stearns 40.1264°N -87.8603°W 419082
Stump 40.1969°N -87.7667°W 419237
Stunkard 39.9097°N -87.7939°W 419242
Sunset Memorial 40.1992°N -87.6283°W 1951101
Thurman 40.2117°N -87.6603°W 419707
Trimmell 40.1781°N -87.7703°W 419845
Underwood Family 1951142
Vermilion 39.9231°N -87.6556°W 1951145
Wallace Chapel 40.3356°N -87.82°W 1764516
Walnut Corner 40.2217°N -87.5547°W 1951149
Watson 1951153
Weaver 39.9453°N -87.7133°W 420673
Whitlock 39.9417°N -87.545°W 421108
Woodlawn 39.9389°N -87.7489°W 421456
Workheiser 1951154
Wright Family 40.0992°N -87.6908°W 1951155
Yankee Point 39.9247°N -87.5894°W 421556

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