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A visit to the Elvaston Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Elvaston Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elvaston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elvaston Cemetery

Lat:   40.3909°   (40° 23' 27")

Lon:   -91.2488°   (-91° 14' 55")

The Elvaston Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the east northeast of the Elvaston Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Elvaston Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elvaston Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McGee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGee Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • West Basco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Basco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Basco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Basco Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • County Farm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Farm Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Wythe Presbyterian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Basco Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Basco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Basco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Basco Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Carthage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Carthage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Carthage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Carthage Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Moss Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moss Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
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    • Sterns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sterns Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Sandusky Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandusky Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandusky Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Keokuk (IA).
      • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Keokuk Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95674 <5>
    • Keokuk National Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Wythe Congregational Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wythe Congregational Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wythe Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wythe Congregational Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Salem Church - Sutter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Church - Sutter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Church - Sutter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Church - Sutter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Woodring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodring Cemetery is located in Hancock County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elvaston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elvaston Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Elvaston
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaston
    • Elvaston is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elvaston <6>
  • Basco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
    • Basco is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basco <6>
  • Hamilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <6>
  • Carthage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ferris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
    • Ferris is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <6>
  • Bentley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Bentley is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Keokuk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
    • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <6>
  • Sandusky
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Warsaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <6>
  • Sutter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sutter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter
    • Sutter is located in Hancock County
  • West Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Adrian
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Galland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
      • Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
    • Alexandria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Burnside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Hancock County
    • Chili
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
      • Chili is located in Hancock County
    • Nauvoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Colusa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
      • Colusa is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <6>
    • Montrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
      • Bowen is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowen <6>

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 Elvaston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elvaston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elvaston Cemetery:

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 Elvaston Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1983960  (Elvaston Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1983960 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Carthage West
    • County: Hancock         Elev: 201
    • Location given for GNIS #1983960 (Elvaston Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Hancock, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elvaston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3909, Longitude: -91.2488       In this case, the coordinates for the Elvaston Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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