A visit to the Beulah 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 Beulah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beulah Cemetery:
41.3698, -90.4693
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beulah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Beulah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beulah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Beulah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beulah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Island County Fome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakleaf Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oakleaf Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf Memorial Park
- Homestead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Homestead Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Cemetery
- Green Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Bush Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bush Cemetery
- The Green Bush Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brush Hill Cemetery
- Brushwood Cemetery
- Greenbush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105908 <5>
- Western Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Western Twp. Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Western Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Orion.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108818 <5>
- Schoening Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Sherrard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherrard Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard Cemetery
- Coal Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Coal Valley Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Orion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Preemption Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Preemption Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption Cemetery
- Cable Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Western Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Swedona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Swedona Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona Cemetery
- Glennwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Glennwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood Cemetery
- The Glennwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105837 <5>
- Rock River View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynn Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lynn Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Center Cemetery
- Bowlesburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bowlesburg Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesburg Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memorial Estates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beulah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beulah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sherrard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coyne Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Preemption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Briar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Ophiem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Osco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Carbon Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Moline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Reynolds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Matherville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Barstow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Bettendorf
(11 miles [17.7 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 Beulah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beulah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bettendorf
- East Moline
- Matherville
- Milan
- Moline
- New Windsor
- Orion
- Reynolds
- Rock Island
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Beulah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 Beulah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1967772 (Beulah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1967772 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orion
- Location given for Beulah Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3697571 Lon: -90.4692982
- 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 Rock Island, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beulah 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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