A visit to the Bacon 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 Bacon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bacon Cemetery:
39.3756, -89.9137
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bacon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bacon Cemetery is located in Macoupin County<2>.
The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies just to the south southeast of the Bacon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bacon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bacon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bacon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Denby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Denby Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby Cemetery
- Welton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Welton Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton Cemetery
- Weller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Weller Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Doss Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Doss Grave is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss Grave
- Etter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Etter Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter Cemetery
- Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Range Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Range Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dugger Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crum Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Andrew Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Cemetery
- Solomon G O Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Solomon G O Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon G O Cemetery
- Gilead Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gilead Baptist Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Baptist Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cloud Cemetery is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bacon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bacon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nilwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hettick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Comer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Carlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Standard City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Standard City is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Modesto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hagaman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagaman is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Virden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waggoner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thayer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Challacombe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Challacombe is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Plainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shop Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hornsby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hornsby is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Rockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville is also located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Gillespie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Gillespie
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Honey Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Bacon 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 Bacon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Carlinville
- Farmersville
- Gillespie
- Girard
- Greenfield
- Modesto
- Palmyra
- Scottville
- Virden
- Waverly
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bacon 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 Bacon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403791 (Bacon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403791 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: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmyra
- Location given for Bacon Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3756041 Lon: -89.9137133
- 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- Bacon 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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