A visit to the Crawford 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 Crawford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crawford Cemetery:
39.2773, -89.6320
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crawford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Crawford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crawford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Crawford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crawford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Cass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cass Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
- St. Raymond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Raymond Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raymond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Raymond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108088 <5>
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104561 <5>
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Raymond City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Raymond City Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City Cemetery
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Ridge Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Elm Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Elm Lawn Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Memorial Park
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ware's Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ware's Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Grove Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Harvel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Harvel Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel Cemetery
- Yowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Yowell Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell Cemetery
- Gray Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Gray Family Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Family Cemetery
- Rural Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery 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 Crawford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crawford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shop Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Honey Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waggoner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hornsby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Standard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Schram City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Nilwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Gillespie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lake Ka-ho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Irving
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morrisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carlinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gillespie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walshville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Girard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benld
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Witt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Crawford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crawford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benld
- Carlinville
- Farmersville
- Gillespie
- Girard
- Hillsboro
- Irving
- Litchfield
- Morrisonville
- Mount Olive
- Raymond
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Crawford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Crawford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953389 (Crawford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953389 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atwater
- Location given for Crawford Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2772712 Lon: -89.6320363
- 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 Montgomery, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crawford 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. |