A visit to the Adams 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 Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery:
39.5156, -90.9685
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Adams Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Adams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Petty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Wombles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wombles Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wombles Cemetery
- Rockport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockport Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Cemetery
- Brokaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brokaw Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Shinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shinn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Emert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Emert Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emert Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taylor - Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallace Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Barnd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barnd Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnd Cemetery
- Hornback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartsock Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsock Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Lowder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lowder Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atlas
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Rockport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Louisiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- El Dara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ashburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Barry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Calumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calumet is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Time
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Straut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Tarrants
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Belleview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Baylis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Adams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Barry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Adams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Baylis
- Bowling Green
- Clarksville
- Louisiana
- Milton
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Adams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- New Canton
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725354 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725354 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summer Hill
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5156024 Lon: -90.9684667
- 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 Pike, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams 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. |