A visit to the Blue Point Baptist 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 Blue Point Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery:
39.1487, -88.6512
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Point Baptist Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.
The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies just to the east southeast of the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Point Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shumway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726948 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rentfrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rentfrow Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentfrow Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toothaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
- Funkhouser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Funkhouser Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser Cemetery
- Arborcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborcrest Memorial Park
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Arborcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216589 <5>
- Ewington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ewington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Agney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fremington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fremington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremington Cemetery
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Chapel Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Chapel Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grubb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipsword Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tipsword Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipsword Cemetery
- Moccasin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moccasin Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Effingham City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Point Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shumway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Funkhouser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Moccasin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Beecher City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heartville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Stewardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teutopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mode
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Sigel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Holliday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Saint Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Trowbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Strasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
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 Blue Point Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Effingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Point Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Cowden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Dieterich
- Effingham
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Saint Elmo
- Sigel
- Sigel lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Blue Point Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sigel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
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 Blue Point Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Effingham 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 Blue Point Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810473 (Blue Point Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810473 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: Effingham
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shumway
- Location given for Blue Point Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1486533 Lon: -88.6511652
- 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 Effingham, 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- Blue Point Baptist 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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