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A visit to the Flinn 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 Flinn Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flinn 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 Flinn Cemetery

Lat:   39.8550°   (39° 51' 17")

Lon:   -90.0337°   (-90° 2' 1")

The Flinn Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Flinn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Flinn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Crow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crow Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Yatesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yatesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yatesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yatesville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Berea Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Ashland City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland City Cemetery
    • The Ashland City Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Page A Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page A Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page A Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Page A Williams Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Centenary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
    • The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Harding Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harding Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Sangamon County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Black Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Pleasant Plains Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Plains Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
    • Garner Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Chapel Cemetery
      • The Garner Chapel Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Beard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beard Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • John Epler Taylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Epler Taylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Epler Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John Epler Taylor Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Island Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Island Grove Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
    • Irwin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Irwin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Menard County
    • Willson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willson Cemetery is located in Menard County

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 Flinn Cemetery.

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

  • Prentice
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Prentice is located in Morgan County
  • Ashland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gurney ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Gurney is located in Cass County
  • Pleasant Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
    • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <5>
  • Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
  • Old Princeton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
    • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
  • Alexander
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tallula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlingame
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burlingame. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Burlingame is located in Cass County
  • Literberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sylvan ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Cass County
  • Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Arnold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
      • Arnold is located in Morgan County
    • New Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <5>
    • Newmansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
    • Virginia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <5>
    • Arcadia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
    • Pasfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pasfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
      • Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
    • Salisbury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
      • Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pisgah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pisgah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
    • South Jacksonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
      • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
    • Chandlerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jules
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jules. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
      • Jules is located in Cass County

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 Flinn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Flinn 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 Flinn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1720918  (Flinn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1720918 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: Prentice
    • County: Morgan         Elev: 190
    • Location given for GNIS #1720918 (Flinn 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 Morgan, 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 Flinn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8550, Longitude: -90.0337       In this case, the coordinates for the Flinn 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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