A visit to the Farrar 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 Farrar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Farrar Cemetery:
39.1273, -89.7279
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Farrar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Farrar Cemetery is located in Macoupin County<2>.
The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Farrar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Farrar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Farrar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Farrar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kinder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kinder Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Karnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Miners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Miners Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Miners Cemetery
- Cavalry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cavalry Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cahokia Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gillespie City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Benld Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Benld Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Griswold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Hart's Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hart's Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart's Church Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Elm Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elm Lawn Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Memorial Park
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 Farrar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Farrar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Ka-ho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Eagarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hornsby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Benld
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- East Gillespie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gillespie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Clare
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Sawyerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Litchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walshville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dorchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Williamson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Sorento
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Panama
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Royal Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
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 Farrar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macoupin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Farrar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benld
- Gillespie
- Litchfield
- Mount Olive
- Sorento
- Staunton
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 Farrar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macoupin 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 Farrar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408297 (Farrar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408297 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: Macoupin
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Litchfield
- Location given for Farrar Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1272695 Lon: -89.7278703
- 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 Macoupin, 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- Farrar 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |