A visit to the Black 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 Black Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Cemetery:
39.3892, -87.5339
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.
The county seat for Clark County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies just to the west of the Black Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Black Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liffick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Liffick Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liffick Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Macke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macke Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macke Cemetery
- The Macke Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatchetman Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106702 <5>
- Dean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Dennison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dennison Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison Cemetery
- Farris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Marshall.
- The Zion Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Creek Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968965 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Shattuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shattuck Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuck Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of West Terre Haute (IN).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda Memorial Park
- Bethesda UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959900 <5>
- New Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Bubeck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bubeck Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bubeck Cemetery
- Lykens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lykens Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens Cemetery
- Kester Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kester Family Cemetery is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester Family Cemetery
- The Kester Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85597 <5>
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]<3> of the Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairieton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Farrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Vigo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- West Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Hop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Liggett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Dennison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Taylorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Elbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Prairie Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Terre Haute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pimento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Barnhart Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snyder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Oliver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Fairbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Nevins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Spelterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Farmersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riley is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Terre Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
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 Black Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farmersburg
- Marshall
- Terre Haute
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 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 Black Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clark 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 Black Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404486 (Black Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404486 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: Clark
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dennison
- Location given for Black Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3892036 Lon: -87.5339119
- 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 Clark, 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- Black 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |