A visit to the Beck 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 Beck Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beck Cemetery:
39.2056, -88.9337
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beck Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beck Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Vandalia. Vandalia lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Beck Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beck Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Beck Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lorton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Mud Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mud Run Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Corley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Corley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley Cemetery
- Staff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Staff Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Dial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dial Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Bob Doan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bob Doan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Doan Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson 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 Beck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beck Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Herrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cowden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Dressor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Beecher City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Fancher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Oconee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mode
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Tower Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bayle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Avena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brownstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Shumway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewardson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Rosamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Beck Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Bingham
- Cowden
- Herrick
- Oconee
- Pana
- Pana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Beck Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Ramsey
- Saint Elmo
- Shelbyville
- Stewardson
- Tower Hill
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 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 Beck Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Beck Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #1736920 (Beck Private Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736920 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herrick
- Location given for Beck Private Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2055978 Lon: -88.9336805
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
- GNIS ID #1965890 (Beck Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1965890 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: Fayette
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Beck Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- 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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beck 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. |