A visit to the Abshire Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Abshire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abshire Cemetery:
37.9750, -88.1061
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abshire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Abshire Cemetery is located in White County<2>.
The county seat for White County is located in Carmi. Carmi lies just to the north northwest of the Abshire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Abshire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Abshire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abshire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garrison Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Logan Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Logan Family Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Family Cemetery
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
- Epley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Epley Family Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epley Family Cemetery
- Seals Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Seals Chapel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Chapel Cemetery
- Herald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
- Marshall Ferry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Absher Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Big Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Big Prairie Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie Cemetery
- Jones Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jones Family Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
- Holderby Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bowling Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Plain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Plain View Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View Cemetery
- Alldredge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Alldredge Cemetery is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alldredge Cemetery
- McFadden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McFadden Cemetery is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFadden Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abshire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Emma
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Herald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maunie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Savah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Savah is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Carmi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Inman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Stokes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Hovey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Solitude
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Omaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Norris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- New Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Oliver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Enfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Texas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Calvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Abshire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in White County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abshire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carmi
- Carmi lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Abshire Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carmi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
- Crossville
- Enfield
- Maunie
- Mount Vernon
- New Harmony
- New Haven
- Norris City
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Abshire Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Ridgway
- Uniontown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Abshire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to White County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Abshire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403329 (Abshire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403329 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: White
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emma
- Location given for Abshire Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9750458 Lon: -88.1061459
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abshire Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |