A visit to the Edgar 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 Edgar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edgar Cemetery:
40.1442, -90.4429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edgar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edgar Cemetery is located in Schuyler County<2>.
The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Rushville. Rushville lies just to the west southwest of the Edgar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edgar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Edgar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edgar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Ridgeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Ridgeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Christian Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Tracy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Milby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Milby Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milby Cemetery
- Milby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Milby Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milby Cemetery
- Messerer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Messerer Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messerer Cemetery
- Bellomy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bellomy Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellomy Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Bader Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bader Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Gorsuch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gorsuch Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorsuch Cemetery
- Gillenwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gillenwater Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater Cemetery
- Eads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Eads Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads Cemetery
- Boling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boling Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling Cemetery
- Burress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burress Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress Cemetery
- Pittenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pittenger Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittenger Cemetery
- Sugar Grove North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cooney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooney Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney Cemetery
- Marchant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Marchant Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchant Cemetery
- South Fulton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The South Fulton Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove 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 Edgar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edgar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browning
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bader
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bader is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
- Frederick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Astoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Beardstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vermont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bluff Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snicarte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Snicarte is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Summum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summum is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Marbletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Doddsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Cooperstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Hagener
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Jules
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Ipava
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Table Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chandlerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 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 Edgar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schuyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edgar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Astoria
- Beardstown
- Chandlerville
- Industry
- Ipava
- Ipava lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Edgar Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ipava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
- Rushville
- Table Grove
- Vermont
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 Edgar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Schuyler 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 Edgar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720667 (Edgar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720667 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: Schuyler
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ray
- Location given for Edgar Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.144213 Lon: -90.4429032
- 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 Schuyler, 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- Edgar 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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