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A visit to the Akers Chapel Cemetery ...


The location of the Akers Chapel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Akers Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Akers Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   39.7423°   (39° 44' 32")

Lon:   -91.1926°   (-91° 11' 33")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Akers Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Pike County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Akers Chapel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>
    • Plainville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <4>
    • Kinderhook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spencer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Pike County
    • Payson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Adams County
    • Saverton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
      • Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
    • Cave City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
      • Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
    • New Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Pike County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Adams County
    • Hannibal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
      • Hannibal is located in Marion County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Liberty
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
      • Burton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
        • Burton is located in Adams County
      • Marblehead
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
        • Marblehead is located in Adams County
      • Ashburn
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
        • Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
      • El Dara
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Dara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dara
        • El Dara is located in Pike County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dara <4>
      • New London
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Baylis
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baylis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylis
        • Baylis is located in Pike County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baylis <4>

    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
      • Palmyra lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Akers Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmyra.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Payson
      • Payson lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Akers Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Payson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
    • Quincy
      • Quincy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Akers Chapel Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quincy.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy

    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.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Journey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Journey Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Journey Cemetery
    • Long Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • House Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The House Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the House Cemetery
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Steward Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108400 <6>
    • Newmaw Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newmaw Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newmaw Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newmaw Family Cemetery
    • Kinderhook Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinderhook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinderhook Cemetery
    • Hull Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hull Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
    • Lock Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lock Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lock Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
      • The Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dunn Cemetery
      • Fall Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105464 <6>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108528 <6>
      • Gard Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gard Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gard Cemetery
      • Potter Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Potter Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107547 <6>
      • Baker Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Baker Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • The Baker Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Baker Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104610 <6>
      • Rice Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rice Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Family Cemetery
      • Cook Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Cook Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Richland Cemetery
        • Richland - Cook Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107672 <6>
      • Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105632 <6>
      • Nichols Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nichols Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Family Cemetery
      • Franks Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1852456 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hull
      • County: Pike         Elev: 195
      • Location given for GNIS #1852456 (Akers Chapel Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Akers Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7423, Longitude: -91.1926       In this case, the coordinates for the Akers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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