A visit to the Artz 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 Artz Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Artz Cemetery:
41.2350, -90.7246
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Artz Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Artz Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Aledo. Aledo lies just to the south southwest of the Artz Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Artz Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Artz Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Artz Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Aledo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Corns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corns Cemetery
- Carnahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Hamlet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- McPherren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McPherren Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherren Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Farlows Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Peniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- The Peniel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peniel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #232402 <5>
- Brick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Candor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Candor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor Cemetery
- Viola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Viola Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Artz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Artz Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aledo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shale City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Gilchrist
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Matherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Sunbeam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Viola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reynolds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burgess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Preemption
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Edgington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Seaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Petersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Sherrard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Eliza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- New Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keithsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Coyne Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Andalusia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Illinois City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
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 Artz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Artz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Alexis
- Keithsburg
- Matherville
- New Boston
- New Windsor
- Reynolds
- Seaton
- Viola
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 Artz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Artz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403646 (Artz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403646 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aledo East
- Location given for Artz Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2350343 Lon: -90.7245834
- 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 Mercer, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Artz 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. |