A visit to the Corns 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 Corns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Corns Cemetery:
41.2678, -90.6726
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Corns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Corns Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Aledo. Aledo lies just to the southwest of the Corns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Corns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Corns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Corns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Artz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Artz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artz Cemetery
- Farlows Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Hamlet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
- Carnahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Viola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Viola Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Preemption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Preemption Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Aledo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Schoening Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Edgington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- McPherren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McPherren Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherren Cemetery
- Cable Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends 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 Corns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Corns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shale City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Matherville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilchrist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Reynolds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Preemption
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aledo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Taylor Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Griffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Sherrard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edgington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Sunbeam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Buffalo Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coyne Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Andalusia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- New Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
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 Corns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Corns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Matherville
- Milan
- Milan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Corns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- New Windsor
- Reynolds
- Seaton
- Viola
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Corns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Corns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406601 (Corns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406601 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reynolds
- Location given for Corns Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2678121 Lon: -90.6726377
- 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 Mercer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Corns 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. |