A visit to the Burgess 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 Burgess Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burgess Cemetery:
38.7634, -89.5204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Burgess Cemetery is located in Bond County<2>.
The county seat for Bond County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Burgess Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Burgess Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Burgess Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hug Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hug Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hug Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Sugg #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sugg #1 Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugg #1 Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saint Rose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #540915 <5>
- St. Felicitas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Weinheimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Weinheimer Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinheimer Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Wisetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wisetown Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisetown Cemetery
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- File Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The File Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for File Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Rietmann Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gullick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gullick Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullick Cemetery
- Rudolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rudolph Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burgess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burgess Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pierron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sebastopol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Saint Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Marydale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Grantfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Aviston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breese
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beckemeyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Carlyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Jacob
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keyesport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smithboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Reno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Alhambra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Albers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bartelso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- New Douglas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sorento
(16 miles [25.7 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 Burgess Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burgess Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breese
- Carlyle
- Greenville
- Highland
- Keyesport
- Pocahontas
- Saint Jacob
- Sorento
- Trenton
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 helpful 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 Burgess Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bond 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 Burgess Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1965674 (Burgess Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1965674 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: Bond
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pocahontas
- Location given for Burgess Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7633806 Lon: -89.5203615
- 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 Bond, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Burgess 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. |
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