A visit to the Bluff Hall 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 Bluff Hall Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bluff Hall Cemetery (FG ID #2143952).
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 Bluff Hall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff Hall Cemetery:
39.8173, -91.3312
The Bluff Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Marblehead.
The cemetery is located in Adams County<3>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies just to the north northwest of the Bluff Hall Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bluff Hall Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bluff Hall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluff Hall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Craigtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ehe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ehe Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehe Cemetery
- Payson New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Payson Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Melrose Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newmaw Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pennewell Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennewell Cemetery
- Baskett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Baskett Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Tandy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gottman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gottman Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gottman Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- Thrasher Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Minoi - Sandiage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Head Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Journey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Journey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Journey Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bluff Hall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluff Hall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marblehead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Helton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hannibal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dodge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ewbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kinderhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Bluff Hall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff Hall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fowler
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Hull lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Bluff Hall Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Palmyra
- Payson
- Quincy
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 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 Bluff Hall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Bluff Hall Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2143952
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1984918 (Bluff Hall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1984918 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marblehead
- Location given for Bluff Hall Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8172682 Lon: -91.3309804
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluff Hall Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Adams, 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. |