A visit to the Anderson 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 Anderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Anderson Cemetery:
39.3339, -89.8443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Anderson Cemetery is located in Macoupin County<2>.
The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies just to the south southwest of the Anderson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Anderson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Anderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Welton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Welton Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bacon Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Calvary Cemetery
- Carlinville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- New Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Calvary Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
- Mayfield Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mayfield Memorial Park is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Memorial Park
- Gray Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Family Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Family Cemetery
- Rural Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Yowell Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Denby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Denby Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Weller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weller Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller Cemetery
- Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Charity Baptist Church Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Charity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Charity Baptist Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
- Charity Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961459 <5>
- Emerick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Emerick Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick Cemetery
- Prairie Lawn Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Anderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Anderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Standard City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Standard City is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Carlinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nilwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waggoner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hettick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shop Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Hornsby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hornsby is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Honey Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Farmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Virden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Modesto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hagaman is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Gillespie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Gillespie is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lowder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gillespie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Challacombe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Challacombe is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Royal Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Royal Lakes is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Mount Clare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Clare is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Benld
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benld is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <6>
- Lake Ka-ho
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Ka-ho is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Harvel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Anderson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macoupin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Anderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benld
- Carlinville
- Farmersville
- Gillespie
- Girard
- Litchfield
- Modesto
- Palmyra
- Raymond
- Virden
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 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 Anderson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macoupin 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 Anderson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403505 (Anderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403505 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: Macoupin
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carlinville East
- Location given for Anderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3339379 Lon: -89.8442651
- 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 Macoupin, 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- Anderson 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. |