A visit to the Bone Gap 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 Bone Gap Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bone Gap Cemetery:
38.4484, -87.9903
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bone Gap Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bone Gap Cemetery is located in Edwards County<2>.
The county seat for Edwards County is located in Albion. Albion lies just to the southwest of the Bone Gap Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bone Gap Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bone Gap Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bone Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Thread Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thread Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thread Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- McClane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McClane Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greathouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Enenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Enenezer Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enenezer Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Lick Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lick Prairie Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Prairie Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
- West Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Village Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village Cemetery
- Medler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Medler Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medler Cemetery
- Albion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Albion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanquary Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanquary Family Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanquary Family Cemetery
- The Tanquary Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tanquary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108494 <5>
- St. Sebastian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Bone Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bone Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bone Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Browns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Red Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Keensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bennington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ellery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Golden Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Orio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Mount Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calhoun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
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 Bone Gap Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edwards County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bone Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Grayville
- Mount Carmel
- West Salem
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 Bone Gap Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edwards 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 Bone Gap Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1808134 (Bone Gap Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1808134 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: Edwards
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bone Gap
- Location given for Bone Gap Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4483825 Lon: -87.9903113
- 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 Edwards, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bone Gap 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. |