A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
39.2542, -89.8365
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in Macoupin County<2>.
The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies just to the northwest of the Davis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
- Mayfield Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mayfield Memorial Park is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Memorial Park
- Carlinville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carlinville City Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlinville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Carlinville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105139 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Calvary Cemetery
- Emerick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Emerick Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick Cemetery
- Behme Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Behme Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Behme Cemetery
- Corr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Corr Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corr Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Gray Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Family Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Family Cemetery
- Rural Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hacke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hacke Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacke Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Ridge Cemetery
- Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Charity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Charity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Charity Baptist Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
- Charity Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961459 <5>
- Thornton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Yowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Yowell Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carlinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Standard City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Gillespie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Gillespie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Clare
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Eagarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shop Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Nilwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Royal Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Benld
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Ka-ho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sawyerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hettick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waggoner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Girard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hagaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macoupin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benld
- Carlinville
- Gillespie
- Girard
- Litchfield
- Mount Olive
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 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macoupin 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1993889 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1993889 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: Macoupin
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carlinville East
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2542145 Lon: -89.8364859
- 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 Macoupin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Davis 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. |
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