A visit to the Boydston - Dawdy 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 Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery ...
The Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery is located in Knox County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Abingdon Cemetery
- Avon Cemetery
- The Avon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
- Babbitt Cemetery
- The Babbitt Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt Cemetery
- Berwick Cemetery
- The Berwick Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Abingdon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105117 <2>
- Elias Bragg Cemetery
- The Elias Bragg Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Bragg Cemetery
- Flake Cemetery
- The Flake Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flake Cemetery
- Greenbush Cemetery
- The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Heartley Cemetery
- The Heartley Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartley Cemetery
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- Hermon Christian Cemetery
- Hermon Methodist Cemetery
- Holeman Cemetery
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeman Cemetery
- Holeman Cemetery
- The Holeman Cemetery is located in Warren County
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- Hunt Cemetery
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Meridians Cemetery
- The Meridians Cemetery is located in Warren County
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- Pierce Cemetery
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Warren County
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
- Silent Home Cemetery
- The Silent Home Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abingdon
- Appleton
- Appleton is located in Knox County
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- Avon
- Babylon
- Babylon is located in Fulton County
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- Berwick
- Blyton
- Blyton is located in Fulton County
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- Bushnell
- Bybee
- Bybee is located in Fulton County
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- Cameron
- Checkrow
- Checkrow is located in Fulton County
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- De Long
- De Long is located in Knox County
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- East Galesburg
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ellisville
- Fairview
- Galesburg
- Gilson
- Knox
- Knox is located in Knox County
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- Knoxville
- London Mills
- Maquon
- Monmouth
- Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Roseville
- Saint Augustine
- Surrey
- Surrey is located in Warren County
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- Utah
- Utah is located in Warren County
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- Youngstown
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
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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 Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Avon
- Bushnell
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Knoxville
- London Mills
- Maquon
- Monmouth
- Roseville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719588 (Boydston-Dawdy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719588 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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