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A visit to the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery (FG ID #105632)

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 Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery

Lat:   39.7945°   (39° 47' 40")

Lon:   -91.2848°   (-91° 17' 5")

The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery .

Name Variations for Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.

Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
  • Fall Creek Cemetery
  • Rankin Cemetery
  • Old Protestant Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108528 <1>
  • Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bluff Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Newmaw Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newmaw Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newmaw Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newmaw Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Payson New Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Payson Old Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Craigtown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Journey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Journey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Journey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Journey Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Nichols Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nichols Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ehe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ehe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ehe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ehe Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Akers Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akers Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Akers Chapel Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Newton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Tandy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tandy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tandy Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Melrose Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melrose Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Rush Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Marion County (MO)
    • Long Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Lock Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lock Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lock Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lock Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Burton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burton Cemetery is located in Adams 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 Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Barry
    • Barry lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
  • Fowler
    • Fowler lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fowler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Hannibal
    • Hannibal lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hannibal.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hull
    • Hull lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • New Canton
  • New London
  • Palmyra
    • Palmyra lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palmyra.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Payson
    • Payson lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Payson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • Quincy
    • Quincy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Quincy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy

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 Fall Creek Methodist Protestant 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 Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Records ...
  • GNIS ID #408250  (Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #408250 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: Marblehead
    • County: Adams         Elev: 185
    • Location given for GNIS #408250 (Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery)
  • GNIS ID #1984985  (Rankin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1984985 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: Unknown
    • County: Adams
    • Location given for GNIS #1984985 (Rankin Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #105632

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Adams, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7945, Longitude: -91.2848    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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