A visit to the Cass 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 Cass Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cass Cemetery:
39.2734, -89.5684
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cass Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cass Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the southeast of the Cass Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cass Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Cass Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cass Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Asbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104561 <5>
- St. Raymond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Raymond Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raymond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Raymond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108088 <5>
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Raymond City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Raymond City Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crawford Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Ware's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ware's Grove Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Grove Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Harvel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvel Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Elm Lawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Elm Lawn Memorial Park is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Memorial Park
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Cress Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cress Hill Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Hill Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. John's Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Bluffs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluffs Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McCord Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King 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 Cass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cass Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Honey Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Honey Bend is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shop Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shop Creek is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harvel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waggoner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schram City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schram City is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Irving
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hornsby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Witt is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <6>
- Morrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Standard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Walshville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coalton is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Lake Ka-ho
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Coffeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nokomis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wenonah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wenonah is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Palmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nilwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- East Gillespie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gillespie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlinville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Cass Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlinville
- Coffeen
- Farmersville
- Gillespie
- Girard
- Hillsboro
- Irving
- Litchfield
- Morrisonville
- Mount Olive
- Nokomis
- Raymond
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cass Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Cass Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405687 (Cass Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405687 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raymond
- Location given for Cass Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2733822 Lon: -89.5684245
- 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 Montgomery, 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' (or 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- Cass 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. |