A visit to the Craigtown 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 Craigtown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Craigtown Cemetery (FG ID #105286).
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 Craigtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craigtown Cemetery:
39.8375, -91.3016
The Craigtown Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies just to the northwest of the Craigtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Craigtown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Craigtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craigtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bluff Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ehe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ehe Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehe Cemetery
- Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payson New Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Payson Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Melrose Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Newmaw Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Quincy Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Quincy National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Valley of Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Journey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Journey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Journey Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Craigtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craigtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Payson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marblehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fall Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adams
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Helton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hannibal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ewbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dodge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Paloma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 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 Craigtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Craigtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coatsburg
- Fowler
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Hull lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Craigtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Palmyra
- Payson
- Quincy
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 Craigtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Craigtown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #105286
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406726 (Craigtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406726 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marblehead
- Location given for Craigtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8375461 Lon: -91.3023681
- 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 Adams, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Craigtown 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. |