A visit to the Catholic 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 Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Catholic Cemetery:
40.3559, -91.4088
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Catholic Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Catholic Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Buena Vista Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wythe Congregational Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keokuk National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oiler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oiler Family Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oiler Family Cemetery
- Turner Plot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Plot Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Plot Cemetery
- Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keokuk (IA).
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keokuk Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95674 <5>
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Little Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mound Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Green Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Plains Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plains Cemetery
- The Yellow Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon MB Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Valley Missionary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Salem Church - Sutter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Warsaw
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keokuk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sutter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sutter is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
- Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Elvaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Galland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Saint Francisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Basco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vincennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Saint Patrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Nauvoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ferris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meyer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- New Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Bentley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Clark City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clark City is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
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 Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Carthage
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Warsaw
- Wayland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720591 (Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720591 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warsaw
- Location given for Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3558778 Lon: -91.4087634
- 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 Hancock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Catholic 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. |