A visit to the Cherry Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Cherry Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cherry Grove Cemetery (FG ID #105117).
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 Cherry Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cherry Grove Cemetery:
40.8191, -90.4093
The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Abingdon.
The cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Cherry Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cherry Grove Cemetery.
Establishment of the Cherry Grove Cemetery ...
The Cherry Grove Cemetery was established in 1832.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cherry Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cherry Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boydston - Dawdy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meridians Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Meridians Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridians Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haynes Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Silent Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Silent Home Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Home Cemetery
- Berwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Berwick Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hunt Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Hermon Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hermon Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elias Bragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elias Bragg Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Bragg Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clay Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Horney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Horney Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horney Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Babbitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Babbitt Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Harper Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Swedish Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Butterfield Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hope Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Brookside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Brookside Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- East Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Cherry Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cherry Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Abingdon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- De Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Augustine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Surrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- London Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Galesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Galesburg is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Gilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Utah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maquon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henderson Grove is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Prairie City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youngstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wataga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gerlaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Cherry Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cherry Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Avon
- Avon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Cherry Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Knoxville
- London Mills
- Maquon
- Monmouth
- Roseville
- Wataga
- Wataga lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cherry Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wataga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cherry Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Cherry Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #105117
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719606 (Cherry Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719606 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Abingdon
- Location given for Cherry Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8189277 Lon: -90.4090179
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, 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- Cherry Grove 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. |