A visit to the Arnold 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 Arnold Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arnold Cemetery:
38.2531, -88.8434
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the northwest of the Arnold Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Arnold Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Arnold Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arnold Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Meddows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddows Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Opdyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Orchard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Cemetery
- Grothoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Etheridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheridge Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- Knowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Arnold Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arnold Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Opdyke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bonnie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Belle Rive
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Ina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Bluford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dareville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Nason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Markham City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dahlgren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Taylor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Frisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Waltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whittington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lovilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Keenes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Texico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Roaches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
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 Arnold Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arnold Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Arnold Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Waltonville
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 Arnold Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Arnold Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403630 (Arnold Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403630 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opdyke
- Location given for Arnold Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2531048 Lon: -88.8433966
- 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 Jefferson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Arnold 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. |