A visit to the Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyd Cemetery:
38.4137, -89.0078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the southeast of the Boyd Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gaston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Grove Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981346 <5>
- Piskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Piskey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piskey Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Jennings Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Farm Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Catherine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Catherine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catherine Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Convenanter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Convenanter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Convenanter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Centralia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107318 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Jordan Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Fouts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Idlewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Texico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roaches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Kell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Summersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Wamac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Marcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Cartter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Radom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Waltonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dareville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Sandoval
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoyleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Odin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Central City
- Mount Vernon
- Odin
- Sandoval
- Waltonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815667 (Boyd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815667 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut Hill
- Location given for Boyd Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4136605 Lon: -89.0078443
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Boyd 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. |