A visit to the Barnes 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 Barnes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barnes Cemetery:
40.4234, -91.1410
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the south southeast of the Barnes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barnes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Barnes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barnes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- County Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Old Carthage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Carthage Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carthage Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodring Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Elvaston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elvaston Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaston Cemetery
- West Basco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The West Basco Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Basco Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Yetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Yetter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Webster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108773 <5>
- McGee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- South Basco Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The South Basco Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Basco Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Denver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Denver Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barnes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barnes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carthage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ferris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Elvaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Basco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Powellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Colusa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Joetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Galland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Sandusky
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Keokuk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sutter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Pontoosuc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Chili
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- La Harpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Disco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Dallas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Barnes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barnes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowen
- Bowen lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Barnes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Carthage
- Dallas City
- Fountain Green
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- La Harpe
- Plymouth
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 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 Barnes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Barnes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403910 (Barnes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403910 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carthage West
- Location given for Barnes Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4233774 Lon: -91.1409762
- 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 Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnes 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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