This cemetery is located in Olio township, on 4-H Road & 1900 E. Road.

The Jinings family settled before 1840 in McLean County, Illinois, on land that became Woodford County when that county was created in 1841. The family was from Overton County, Tennessee. They connect to William McCord line that was in Woodford County, and also the Hayes lines of Warren, Asahel and Abiel.

Jinings Cemetery was located first in 1975. In 1985 a cousin and family members went to the cemetery and worked all day to find old stones, listing some of those buried there.

The Certificate of Exemption we received in 2002 from the licensing provisions of the Illinois Cemetery Care Act gives the location at 4-H Road & 1900 E Road, Eureka, Woodford County, IL. The cemetery is on the Grusy Farm, which maybe sold by now. There used to be a church, "Church of Christ", nearby and old-timers' believe that when the church became too small it was moved. The Church was located at one time on neighboring farm of Mr. Groves. A school was also located nearby from a old drawing that was included with the Grusy abstract ca 1900.

Not everyone buried there were Jinings, but some were from families that must have lived nearby.

I have enclosed the History that Karnardy Taylor wrote up after finding the cemetery. He explains something about finding the stones. Not until 2002 were we able to get a clear title on the cemetery so it could be turned over to Illinois. It should be listed at the court house possibly in the Recorders office. We were told if and when Mr. Grusy sold his land the cemetery would not be included.

Shirley Weber (saweb "at" comcast.net)