A visit to the Gard 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 Gard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gard Cemetery:
39.6773, -91.1351
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gard Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Gard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kinderhook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinderhook Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Cemetery
- Shearer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shearer Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The House Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Morey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey Cemetery
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Barry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Akers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster - Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lock Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Family Cemetery
- Journey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Journey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Journey Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Woodruff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Steward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108400 <5>
- Centenary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Busch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Busch Cemetery is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busch Cemetery
- Wallace Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hornback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kinderhook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Hull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Plainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- El Dara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Ashburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
- Population from the 2010 Census: 52 people
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Payson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Shepherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Baylis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Hannibal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Atlas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Summer Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pike is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- New Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
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 Gard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashburn
- Barry
- Baylis
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Hull lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- New Canton
- New London
- Payson
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 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 Gard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Gard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408873 (Gard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408873 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hull
- Location given for Gard Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6772686 Lon: -91.1351395
- 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 Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gard 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. |