A visit to the Barker 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 Barker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barker Cemetery:
37.9431, -88.4948
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barker Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in McLeansboro. McLeansboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Barker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Barker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Gholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Lantham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lantham Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantham Cemetery
- Rhine Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rhine Church Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine Church Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- The Douglass Cemetery has also been known as:
- Douglas Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966139 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Digby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Digby Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Digby Cemetery
- Barton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keasler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Keasler Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasler Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Big Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Marys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Marys Chapel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Chapel Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Gaines Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Cartwright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cartwright Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Shane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shane Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Walter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Walter Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Broughton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walpole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Long Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Cornerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Texas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saline City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Galatia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norris City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McLeansboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Diamond City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Wasson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Omaha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Muddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Stokes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gaskins City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Akin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Barker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eldorado
- Enfield
- Harrisburg
- McLeansboro
- Norris City
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Barker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Raleigh
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 websites either 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 Barker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 Barker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403819 (Barker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403819 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Broughton
- Location given for Barker Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.943103 Lon: -88.4947723
- 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 Hamilton, 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- Barker 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. |