A visit to the Edgington 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 Edgington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edgington Cemetery:
41.3720, -90.7701
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edgington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edgington Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Edgington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edgington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Edgington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edgington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Andalusia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Andalusia Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Cemetery
- Montpelier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Cemetery
- Illinois City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Chapel Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Grove Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Grove Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Fairport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- Corns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Corns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corns Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Artz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Artz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artz Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass 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 Edgington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edgington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edgington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Buffalo Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Reynolds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andalusia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Illinois City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Fairport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Blue Grass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Petersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Preemption
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Eliza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Matherville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Coyne Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shale City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Mannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilchrist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Rock Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Edgington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edgington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Buffalo
- Matherville
- Milan
- Milan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Edgington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Reynolds
- Rock Island
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Edgington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 Edgington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407783 (Edgington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407783 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo Prairie
- Location given for Edgington Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3719766 Lon: -90.7701418
- 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 Rock Island, 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- Edgington 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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