A visit to the Akers Chapel 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 Akers Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Akers Chapel Cemetery:
39.7423, -91.1926
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Akers Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Akers Chapel Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Akers Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Akers Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Akers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Journey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Journey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Journey Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The House Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Steward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108400 <5>
- Newmaw Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Lock Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lock Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Family Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Payson Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Payson New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
- The Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105464 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gard Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- The Baker Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104610 <5>
- Rice Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Family Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Richland - Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107672 <5>
- Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
- The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fall Creek Cemetery
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
- Old Protestant Church Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105632 <5>
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Akers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Akers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plainville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Payson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Saverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- New Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Barry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Shepherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Marblehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Helton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Ashburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- El Dara
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Akers Chapel 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 Akers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Barry lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Akers Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Baylis
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Hull lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Akers Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- New Canton
- New London
- Palmyra
- Payson
- Quincy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Akers Chapel 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 Akers Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1852456 (Akers Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1852456 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: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hull
- Location given for Akers Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7422686 Lon: -91.1926416
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Akers Chapel 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. |
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