A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
39.2650, -90.4029
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the north of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Erwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Cannedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cannedy Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannedy Cemetery
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Fry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Elm Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Dale Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Dale Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Maberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maberry Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maberry Cemetery
- Borlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Borlin Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borlin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Kane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kane Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Richwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods Cemetery
- The Richwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richwoods West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #325491 <5>
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Varble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Varble Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varble Cemetery
- Hardcastle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hardcastle Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardcastle Cemetery
- Pinkerton #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pinkerton #1 Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton #1 Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mid City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mid City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Woody
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Kane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Eldred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spankey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Walkerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Wrights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fieldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kampsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Michael
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Cliffdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Nutwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Otterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Fidelity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- McClusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Medora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Challacombe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Roodhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
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 Carter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Greenfield
- Hardin
- Jerseyville
- Kane
- Kane lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Carter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kane.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
- Medora
- Roodhouse
- White Hall
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 Carter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1748352 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1748352 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carrollton
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.265047 Lon: -90.4028958
- 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 Greene, 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- Carter 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |