A visit to the Craig 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 Craig Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craig Cemetery:
40.3712, -90.6110
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Craig Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Craig Cemetery is located in McDonough County<2>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies just to the north northwest of the Craig Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Craig Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Craig Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Camp Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Industry.
- Industry City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Industry City Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry City Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Claybough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Claybough Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybough Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Vail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vail Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail Cemetery
- Wilhelm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilhelm Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vance Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Cemetery
- Pennington Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rigg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rigg Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigg Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Standard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Standard Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Vawter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vawter Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Riden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riden Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riden Cemetery
- Strader Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Strader Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strader Cemetery
- Wayland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wayland Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gunning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gunning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunning Cemetery
- Doddsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Doddsville Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville Cemetery
- Chockley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chockley Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chockley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chockley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Vermont.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Craig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craig Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Industry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doddsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Adair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- University Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Lamone Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Bardolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Table Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Colchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Tennessee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Good Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Ipava
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sciota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
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 Craig 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 Craig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Astoria
- Bardolph
- Bushnell
- Colchester
- Good Hope
- Industry
- Ipava
- Macomb
- Plymouth
- Rushville
- Sciota
- Table Grove
- Vermont
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 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 Craig 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 Craig Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1824343 (Craig Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1824343 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: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Industry
- Location given for Craig Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3711537 Lon: -90.6109622
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Craig 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. |