McGee Cemetery - Vermilion County Illinois
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Cemetery Name: McGee Cemetery Location: Oakwood Township, North of Oakwood Approximate GPS Location: 40.17966 -87.73975 (link to Google Map) Description: I have not visited McGeen cemetery yet, but I have a pretty good idea of where it is. It is currently located on private property, owned by Illinois Power - which you have to get permission from the guard shack before you can visit. (When I tried, the guard had no idea of the cemetery and was not going to allow me to go look for it.) Since then, I got more information - maps [THAT ARE BELOW] - and will at some point try to re-visit to see if I can get myself in to visit this cemetery. The cemetery is along the the old road which went through this area, across the river. When the road was used to cross the river, the cemetery was kept in better shape since people went by it often. Once the land was purchased, the the road as closed - the cemetery was less cared for. At some point (forget the exact date), Boy Scouts did a project to clean up the cemetery and put a small fencer around the cemetery. If you have any additional information about this cemetery, please leave a comment below.
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I know exactly where this cemetery is located. As a Boy Scout, we camped at the old homestead and did some clean-up and maintenance on the cemetery.
I have a neighbor who works at the plant. If you would like, I could see about gaining acess for you. I don't think it would be a real problem if you would explain who you are and why you want acess.
If I can help you in any way, call me at (217) 354-4024.
The location of the cem. is approx. 1/4 mile walk thru the woods to a finger point, west of the homesteads foundation.
When I was younger, my boy scout troop camped out there every fall and did work on the cemetery. There is a dirt road that dead ends about two hundred yards from the cemetery. we made a path or "trail" rather to it and built a fence surrounding the perimeter. Its in a very neat location hidden in the woods and only a few hundred yards from the river valley. Its unfortunate that it isnt open to the public. I also know that my last few years in scouts we stoped going for one reason or another, and i dont believe the troop has gone back since.
I visted the cemetary a couple years ago with my uncle, Charles F. McGee of Catlin. The family of James C. McGee is buried there (my grandfather's great grandfather) and we have an inventory of the grave stones that was created by a power plant employee in 1962. It has been maintained by a local Boy Scout troup.
I visted the cemetary a couple years ago with my uncle, Charles F. McGee of Catlin. The family of James C. McGee is buried there (my grandfather's great grandfather) and we have an inventory of the grave stones that was created by a power plant employee in 1962. It has been maintained by a local Boy Scout troup.
I asked my father about this cemetery and he was not aware of its location. He was the rural mail carrier on Danville RR#1 for many years and very familiar with this area. When the road and bridge were open he drove it every day. At the least it was not visible from the road.