A visit to the Blockhouse 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 Blockhouse Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blockhouse Cemetery:
37.6367, -88.4759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blockhouse Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blockhouse Cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the north northwest of the Blockhouse Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blockhouse Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Blockhouse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blockhouse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wallace Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lambert Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Saline Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gulley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gulley Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulley Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- McNally Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McNally Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNally Cemetery
- Partain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Partain Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partain Cemetery
- Colbert Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Butler Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Zimmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zimmer Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Gossage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gossage Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossage Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Stuby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stuby Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuby Cemetery
- Sunset HillCemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset HillCemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset HillCemetery
- Ledford Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Hogg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hogg Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
- Asbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Asbell Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbell Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Lavender Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lavender Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blockhouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blockhouse Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mitchellsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Herod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Hartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Gaskins City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ledford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Karbers Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Muddy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Equality
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrier Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <6>
- Lusk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Leisure City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Wasson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Eddyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Lawler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stonefort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saline City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
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 Blockhouse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blockhouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eldorado
- Equality
- Harrisburg
- Raleigh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Blockhouse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saline 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 Blockhouse Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404565 (Blockhouse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404565 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rudement
- Location given for Blockhouse Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6367151 Lon: -88.4758797
- 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 Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Blockhouse 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. |