A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Central Cemetery:
40.4975, -90.8951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Central Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Central Cemetery is located in McDonough County<2>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Central Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Central Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Central Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mourning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mourning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mourning Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fountain Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Green Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fountain Green.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105715 <5>
- Lincoln Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Majorville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Majorville Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Glade City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Glade City Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The South Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Webster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108773 <5>
- Spangler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Argyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Argyle Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson - Huff Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wesley - Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wesley - Chapel Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley - Chapel Cemetery
- The Wesley - Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Cemetery
- Yetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yetter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Pennington #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pennington #1 Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington #1 Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker 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 Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Central Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fountain Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Joetta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Blandinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tennessee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- La Harpe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Sciota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Lamone Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Disco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- University Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Macomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Terre Haute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raritan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adrian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ferris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bentley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Iowa Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colusa
(15 miles [24.1 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 Central Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blandinsville
- Carthage
- Colchester
- Fountain Green
- Good Hope
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Macomb
- Plymouth
- Raritan
- Sciota
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 Central Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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 Central Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405854 (Central Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405854 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain Green
- Location given for Central Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4975415 Lon: -90.8951358
- 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 McDonough, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Central 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. |