A visit to the Big Hill 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 Big Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Hill Cemetery:
37.9684, -88.3950
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in McLeansboro. McLeansboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Big Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Big Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Walter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walter Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Cemetery
- Lantham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lantham Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantham Cemetery
- Keasler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Keasler Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasler Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Gholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Gaines Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shane Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Digby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Digby Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Digby Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Adkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adkin Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Cemetery
- Palestine #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine #2 Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine #2 Cemetery
- Old Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Village Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Village Cemetery
- Ditney Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ditney Ridge Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditney Ridge 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 Big Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Norris City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broughton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Texas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stokes is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Walpole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Enfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saline City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Long Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eldorado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Herald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McLeansboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Raleigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cornerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Wasson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Ridgway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galatia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Bungay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Carmi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
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 Big Hill 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 Big Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carmi
- Eldorado
- Enfield
- McLeansboro
- Norris City
- Omaha
- Raleigh
- Ridgway
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 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 Big Hill 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 Big Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404412 (Big Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404412 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: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Broughton
- Location given for Big Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9683802 Lon: -88.3950462
- 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' (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- Big Hill 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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