A visit to the Colbert 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 Colbert Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colbert Cemetery:
41.5225, -90.2162
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colbert Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colbert Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Colbert Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colbert 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 Colbert Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colbert Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Zuma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zuma Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuma Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Schaefer Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Edford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Edford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edford Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Pink Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pink Prairie Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Prairie Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Point Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dana Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dana Edwards Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Edwards Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Mizpan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mizpan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpan Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- St. John's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Rapids City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yost Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Yost Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Homeland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Homeland Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Homeland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Barstow.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106232 <5>
- Colona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Colona Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colbert Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colbert Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hickory Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Joslin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Rustic Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Geneseo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rapids City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barstow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Colona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Port Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Le Claire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Silvis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Moline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Osco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
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 Colbert Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colbert Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atkinson
- East Moline
- Erie
- Erie lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Colbert Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Geneseo
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Port Byron
- Rapids City
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 Colbert Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Colbert Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406335 (Colbert Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406335 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsdale
- Location given for Colbert Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5225341 Lon: -90.2162329
- 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 Henry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colbert 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. |