A visit to the Elder 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 Elder Cemetery ...
The Elder Cemetery is located in Marion County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ambuehl Cemetery
- The Ambuehl Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambuehl Cemetery
- Clack Cemetery
- The Clack Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clack Cemetery
- Cockell Cemetery
- The Cockell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockell Cemetery
- Farina Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Keen Chapel Cemetery
- The Keen Chapel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Chapel Cemetery
- Kinmundy Cemetery
- The Kinmundy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinmundy Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Lovells Grove Cemetery
- Millican Cemetery
- The Millican Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Negro Cemetery
- The Negro Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New St. Peter Cemetery
- Oskaloosa Cemetery
- The Oskaloosa Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Saint Peter.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270132 <2>
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stipp Cemetery
- The Stipp Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Woods Cemetery
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alma
- Bannister
- Bannister is located in Marion County
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- Edgewood
- Farina
- Flora
- Gilmore
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
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- Howards Point ‑ Historic
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
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- Iola
- Iuka
- Kenner
- Kenner is located in Clay County
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- Kinmundy
- La Clede
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Loogootee
- Louisville
- Mason
- Omega
- Omega is located in Marion County
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- Saint Elmo
- Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Peter
- Salem
- Xenia
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 Elder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Farina
- Flora
- Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Louisville
- Saint Elmo
- Salem
- Xenia
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 helpful 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407842 (Elder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407842 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oskaloosa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elder Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |