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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.8667°   (40° 52' 0")

Lon:   -90.8651°   (-90° 51' 54")

The cemetery is located in Henderson County<3>.

As an estimate, the Biggsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Biggsville.

The county seat for Henderson County is located in Oquawka. Oquawka lies just to the northwest of 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.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
    • Biggsville is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Gladstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rozetta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rozetta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
    • Rozetta is located in Henderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rozetta
    • From the Biggsville Cemetery to Rozetta
  • Olena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Media
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Media have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Media is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Smithshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithshire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithshire
    • Smithshire is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithshire <7>
  • Kirkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Kirkwood is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirkwood <7>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Milroy is located in Henderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Milroy
    • From the Biggsville Cemetery to Milroy
  • Raritan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raritan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
    • Raritan is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Eleanor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Little York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little York <7>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,801 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <7>
    • Burlington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Carman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman
      • Carman is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carman <7>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Burlington
      • West Burlington is located in Des Moines County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Burlington <7>
    • Patterson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Keithsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Iowa Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
      • Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
    • Gerlaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlaw
      • Gerlaw is located in Warren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gerlaw <7>
    • 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.

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 Biggsville Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #404444  (Biggsville Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #404444 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kirkwood West
    • County: Henderson         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #404444 (Biggsville Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #104759

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Biggsville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8667, Longitude: -90.8651    
<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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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