A visit to the Bovee 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 Bovee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bovee Cemetery:
38.3959, -88.4514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bovee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bovee Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the east southeast of the Bovee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bovee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bovee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bovee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lappin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lappin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappin Cemetery
- Cincinnati Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cincinnati Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- Jeffersonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cariens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cariens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cariens Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cambell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cambell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambell Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Shaeffer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
- Cates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bovee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bovee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boyleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Geff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sims
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cisne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Keenes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rinard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Golden Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burnt Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Markham City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Piopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Bungay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Springerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Bluford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Ellery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
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 Bovee Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bovee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairfield
- Jeffersonville
- Wayne City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bovee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Bovee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404723 (Bovee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404723 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Geff
- Location given for Bovee Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3958814 Lon: -88.4514378
- 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 Wayne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bovee 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. |