A visit to the Behme 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 Behme Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Behme Cemetery:
39.2164, -89.8637
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Behme Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Behme Cemetery is located in Macoupin County<2>.
The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies just to the north northwest of the Behme Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Behme Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Behme Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Emerick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Emerick Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick Cemetery
- Hacke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hacke Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacke Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Calvary Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Corr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Corr Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corr Cemetery
- Prairie Lawn Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mayfield Memorial Park is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Memorial Park
- New Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
- Carlinville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carlinville City Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlinville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Carlinville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105139 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Brayford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brayford Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayford Cemetery
- Clark Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- Gillespie City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Family Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Family Cemetery
- Rural Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore 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 Behme Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Behme Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carlinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gillespie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Gillespie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Royal Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Mount Clare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Eagarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Benld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sawyerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Ka-ho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Standard City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Shipman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Nilwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Honey Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Hettick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Challacombe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Summerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
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 Behme 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 Behme Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benld
- Bunker Hill
- Carlinville
- Gillespie
- Litchfield
- Mount Olive
- Shipman
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 Behme 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 Behme Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404108 (Behme Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404108 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: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gillespie North
- Location given for Behme Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2164362 Lon: -89.8637094
- 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 '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- Behme 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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