A visit to the Carman 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 Carman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carman Cemetery:
40.7445, -91.0563
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carman Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Oquawka. Oquawka lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Carman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Carman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clover Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Cowles Farm Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cowles Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles Farm Plot
- Prugh Farm Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prugh Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prugh Farm Plot
- Talbert Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Talbert Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Family Cemetery
- Freeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeland Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Lomax.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105740 <5>
- Sourwine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sourwine Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sourwine Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Stronghurst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106733 <5>
- Hopper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
- North Sixth Street Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sixth Street Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Burlington RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burlington RC Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington RC Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Aspen Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Terre Haute Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peasley Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasley Cemetery
- Best Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Best Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best Cemetery
- Olena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Olena Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena Cemetery
- Kemp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp 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 Carman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Iowa Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Gulf Port
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Olena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Stronghurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Disco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- West Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wever
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dallas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoosuc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Media
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- South Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- La Harpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Raritan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Biggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Colusa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Niota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Oquawka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Carman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Dallas City
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Media
- Oquawka
- Raritan
- Stronghurst
- West Burlington
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 Carman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Carman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968242 (Carman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968242 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lomax
- Location given for Carman Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7444848 Lon: -91.0562545
- 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 Henderson, 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 from Point A (ie- Carman 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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