A visit to the Friends Grove 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 Friends Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Friends Grove Cemetery:
39.2811, -88.1923
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Friends Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Friends Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Toledo. Toledo lies just to the west southwest of the Friends Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Friends Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Friends Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Friends Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Toledo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Toledo Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Cemetery
- Greenup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Peach Orchard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Boots Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boots Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boots Cemetery
- Reeds Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeds Woods Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Woods Cemetery
- The Reeds Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hutton Cemetery
- Sconce Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2325256 <5>
- Tippett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tippett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippett Cemetery
- Haggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Haggins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggins Cemetery
- Upper Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Upper Berry Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Berry Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Jack Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jack Oak Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Oak Cemetery
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- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Block Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Block Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block Cemetery
- Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Paul Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
- Duck Pond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Duck Pond Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Pond Cemetery
- Ruffner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruffner Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nebo Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Greenup.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288168 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Friends Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Friends Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Toledo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenup
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Bradbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Jewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walla Walla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Diona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Hidalgo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hazel Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Casey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lerna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Trilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Oak Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Oilfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Neoga
(14 miles [22.5 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 Friends Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Casey
- Charleston
- Greenup
- Lerna
- Lerna lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Friends Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lerna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Friends Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Oak Point
- Toledo
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 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 Friends Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Friends Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1922827 (Friends Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1922827 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Toledo
- Location given for Friends Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2811488 Lon: -88.1922619
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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 Cumberland, 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- Friends Grove 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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