Cheryl, If you are specific looking for where cemeteries are, you might try the web site for United States Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form This web site will map the cemetery, although it will not tell you how to get there. However, if you know where the cemetery is then it will make it a little easier to map out directions. --- Cheryl Rothwell <LoganCty@mindspring.com> wrote: > Does anyone happen to have a plat map for Macon > County? Generally you can > get them free from a local insurance agent. They > come out every 10 years or > so. It shows who owns the land. Each township is > mapped and the land > boundaries and land owners are on the map. However, > it is also extremely > useful for precisely locating cemeteries, > understanding where communities > and other things are. You can precisely plot > directions to a cemetery. Mind > you, the cemeteries are not named but if you know > the cemetery is in section > 7 of township X you can find it easily. Someone who > has one of these could > be extremely helpful to the list. It doesn't have to > be the most recent one > because, of course, cemeteries don't move. > > Cheryl Rothwell > logancty@mindspring.com > Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb > www.rootsweb.com/~illogan > Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb > Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al > > > > > > ==== ILMACON Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the list send a message to: > ILMACON-L-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as > the subject. > To unsubscribe from the digest send a message to: > ILMACON-D-request@rootsweb.com with unsubscribe as > the subject. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

>> http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnis/web_query.gnis_web_query_form I'm not looking for a specific cemetery. The URL Carolyn gave [above] is also good for looking up ANY place you can't find. It won't give you specific directions [unless you have a GPS] but it will help you narrow it down. As an aside, I enter those latitude and longitude numbers in my TMG because I figure, one day soon, we will all be using GPS. Some cars already come with them. You can also chose "Cemetery" and "Macon County" and get a list of all the cemeteries in Macon County. I have to say though, it is NOT perfect on such things. Obviously, you can do this with any county and any state. Cheryl Rothwell logancty@mindspring.com Logan County, IL, Coordinator, ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas et al