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A visit to the Buckhorn Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Buckhorn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buckhorn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buckhorn Cemetery

Lat:   39.9356°   (39° 56' 8")

Lon:   -90.8382°   (-90° 50' 17")

The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies just to the northeast of the Buckhorn 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 Buckhorn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buckhorn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Linn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Linn Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Dobey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dobey Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fargo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fargo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fargo Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Cleaves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleaves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleaves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cleaves Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Bixler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bixler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bixler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bixler Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104768 <5>
  • DeHart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeHart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeHart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The DeHart Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Marden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Keifer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keifer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keifer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keifer Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Benville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dearborn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearborn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dearborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dearborn Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Orton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orton Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Ausmus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Durbin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durbin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Durbin Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Lierly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lierly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lierly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lierly Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Grady Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grady Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grady Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Law Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Law Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Law Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Law Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Hersman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hersman Cemetery
      • The Hersman Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hersman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hersman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106122 <5>
    • Mt. Sterling City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sterling City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sterling City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sterling City Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery
      • The Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
      • The Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1169078 <5>
    • Means Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Means Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Means Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Means Cemetery is located in Brown County

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 Buckhorn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buckhorn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mound Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
    • Mound Station is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Timewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timewell
    • Timewell is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timewell <6>
  • Hersman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
    • Hersman is located in Brown County
  • Mount Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
    • Kellerville is located in Adams County
  • Gilbirds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
    • Gilbirds is located in Brown County
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
  • Versailles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <6>
  • Perry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Adams County
  • Chambersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooperstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ripley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Blacks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blacks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
      • Blacks is located in Adams County
    • Liberty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <6>
    • Baylis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Camp Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
      • Camp Point is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <6>
    • New Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Camden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
    • Golden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <6>
    • Griggsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
      • Griggsville is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <6>
    • Meredosia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Hadley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Pike County
    • Naples
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <6>
    • La Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Huntsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Schuyler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <6>

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 Buckhorn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buckhorn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Buckhorn Cemetery:

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 Buckhorn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1821619  (Buckhorn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1821619 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Sterling
    • County: Brown         Elev: 216
    • Location given for GNIS #1821619 (Buckhorn Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Brown, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Buckhorn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9356, Longitude: -90.8382       In this case, the coordinates for the Buckhorn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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