A visit to the Fort Dever 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 Ft. Dever Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Dever Cemetery:
40.9567, -89.3109
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Dever Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Dever Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Lacon. Lacon lies just to the northwest of the Ft. Dever Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Dever Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ft. Dever Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Dever Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Crow Meadow Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Strawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Strawn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Linn Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Buckingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Greeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greeves Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeves Cemetery
- Jason & Broadus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Babb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Imhoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Imhoff Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imhoff Cemetery
- Hawks Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawks Farm Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Farm Cemetery
- The Hawks Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hawk's Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204240 <5>
- Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Dever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Dever Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Washburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- La Rose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Varna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Sparland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toluca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Metamora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Bay View Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Minonk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wenona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Mossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- McNabb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Edelstein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Ft. Dever Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Dever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Chillicothe
- Eureka
- Henry
- Henry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ft. Dever Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- La Rose
- Lacon
- Magnolia
- Metamora
- Minonk
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Rutland
- Sparland
- Toluca
- Varna
- Washburn
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 websites either 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 Ft. Dever Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Ft. Dever Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408549 (Fort Dever Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408549 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Washburn
- Location given for Fort Dever Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.956702 Lon: -89.3109202
- 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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ft. Dever 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. |
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