A visit to the Carnahan 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 Carnahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carnahan Cemetery:
41.2045, -90.6549
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carnahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Aledo. Aledo lies just to the west of the Carnahan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carnahan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Carnahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carnahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Viola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Viola Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Corns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Corns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corns Cemetery
- Artz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Artz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artz Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Aledo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farlows Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- McPherren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McPherren Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherren Cemetery
- Bridger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bridger Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
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- Gray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodhams Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Hamlet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
- Candor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Candor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor Cemetery
- Brownlee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Brownlee Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Alexis.
- The Norwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwood Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998078 <5>
- Merryman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- Preemption Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Preemption Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption 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 Carnahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carnahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilchrist
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
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- Shale City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Matherville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aledo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burgess
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Sunbeam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Norwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Preemption
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Alexis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Sherrard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shanghai City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Edgington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Buffalo Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ophiem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Coyne Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
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 Carnahan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carnahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Alexis
- Matherville
- New Windsor
- Reynolds
- Seaton
- Viola
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 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 Carnahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Carnahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405614 (Carnahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405614 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aledo East
- Location given for Carnahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2044795 Lon: -90.654859
- 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 Mercer, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carnahan 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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