A visit to the Biggsville Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Biggsville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Biggsville Cemetery (FG ID #104759).
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 Biggsville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Biggsville Cemetery:
40.8667, -90.8651
The Biggsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Biggsville.
The cemetery is located in Henderson County<3>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Oquawka. Oquawka lies just to the northwest of the Biggsville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Biggsville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Biggsville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Biggsville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- South Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Huss Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huss Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Salter's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rozetta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stockton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oquawka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
- Olena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Olena Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Best Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Best Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coghill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Biggsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Biggsville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Biggsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gladstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rozetta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Media
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smithshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oquawka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stronghurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raritan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Eleanor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Little York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Port
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Lomax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keithsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Gerlaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sperry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Biggsville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Biggsville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Keithsburg
- Lomax
- Media
- Media lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Biggsville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Media.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Monmouth
- Oquawka
- Raritan
- Roseville
- Seaton
- Stronghurst
- West Burlington
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 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 Biggsville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Biggsville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104759
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404444 (Biggsville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404444 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirkwood West
- Location given for Biggsville Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8667052 Lon: -90.8651396
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Biggsville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |