A visit to the Compton 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 Compton Cemetery ...
The Compton Cemetery is located in Pope County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Baker Cemetery
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Bradford Cemetery
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Cosby Cemetery
- The Cosby Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Densch Cemetery
- The Densch Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Ellis Cemetery
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Fields Cemetery
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Floyd Cemetery
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Foote Cemetery
- The Foote Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Foreman Cemetery
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Hemphill Cemetery
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Hodge Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Independence Cemetery
- Kool Cemetery
- The Kool Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Dixon Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967023 <2>
- Palestine Cemetery
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Roper Cemetery
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Sassafras Cemetery
- The Sassafras Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Shedville Cemetery
- The Shedville Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- The Temple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Springs Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Waltersburg Cemetery
- The Waltersburg Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pope County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bay City
- Bay City is located in Pope County
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- Big Bay
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
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- Burna
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
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- Carrsville
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Dixon Springs
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
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- Eddyville
- Elizabethtown
- Glendale
- Glendale is located in Pope County
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- Golconda
- Grantsburg
- Hamletsburg
- Hampton
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
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- Leisure City
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
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- Lola
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
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- Lusk
- Lusk is located in Pope County
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- McCormick
- McCormick is located in Pope County
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- Mineral City ‑ Historic
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
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- New Columbia
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
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- Oak
- Oak is located in Pope County
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- Reevesville
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
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- Rock
- Rock is located in Pope County
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- Rosiclare
- Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
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- Shetlerville
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
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- Simpson
- Unionville
- Unionville is located in Massac County
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- Wartrace
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
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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 Compton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrsville
- Elizabethtown
- Golconda
- Rosiclare
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 helpful 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 Compton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 Compton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #424769 (Compton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #424769 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownfield
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Compton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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