A visit to the Cave in Rock 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 Cave in Rock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cave in Rock Cemetery:
37.4770, -88.1661
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cave in Rock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cave in Rock Cemetery is located in Hardin County<2>.
The county seat for Hardin County is located in Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown lies just to the west southwest of the Cave in Rock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cave in Rock 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 Cave in Rock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cave in Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Beaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beaver Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cemetery
- Shewmaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shewmaker Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewmaker Cemetery
- Dunn Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunn Spring Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Spring Cemetery
- Peters Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek Cemetery
- Underdown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Underdown Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underdown Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Angleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Angleton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angleton Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cave in Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cave in Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cave-In-Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Lamb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Tolu
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Rock Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Saline Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sheridan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Dekoven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Rosiclare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sturgis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Karbers Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Blackford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackford is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Lola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Shetlerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Crayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
- Piney Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Old Shawneetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Leisure City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure 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 Cave in Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hardin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cave in Rock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrsville
- Cave-In-Rock
- Elizabethtown
- Marion
- Marion lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Cave in Rock Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Rosiclare
- Sturgis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cave in Rock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hardin 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 Cave in Rock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820777 (Cave in Rock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820777 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: Hardin
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cave-in-Rock
- Location given for Cave in Rock Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4769944 Lon: -88.1661417
- 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 Hardin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cave in Rock 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |