A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...
The German Cemetery is located in Mercer County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Cable Village Cemetery
- Corns Cemetery
- The Corns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corns Cemetery
- Farlows Grove Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Green Bush Cemetery
- The Green Bush Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bush Cemetery
- The Green Bush Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brush Hill Cemetery
- Brushwood Cemetery
- Greenbush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105908 <2>
- Homestead Cemetery
- The Homestead Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodhams Cemetery
- Merryman Cemetery
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- New Windsor Cemetery
- The New Windsor Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor Cemetery
- Oakleaf Memorial Park
- The Oakleaf Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf Memorial Park
- Preemption Cemetery
- The Preemption Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Rock Island County Fome Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Schoening Family Cemetery
- Sherrard Cemetery
- The Sherrard Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard Cemetery
- Swedona Cemetery
- The Swedona Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Viola Cemetery
- The Viola Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Western Cemetery
- The Western Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Woods Cemetery
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods 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 German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aledo
- Alpha
- Andalusia
- Andover
- Burgess
- Burgess is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Coal Valley
- Coyne Center
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
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- Edgington
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
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- Gilchrist
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
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- Griffin
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
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- Lynn Center
- Matherville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Milan
- Morristown
- Morristown is located in Henry County
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- New Windsor
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
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- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Ophiem
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
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- Orion
- Osco
- Preemption
- Reynolds
- Rock Island
- Shale City
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
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- Sherrard
- Taylor Ridge
- Viola
- Windsor
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Woodhull
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 German Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Matherville
- Milan
- New Windsor
- Orion
- Reynolds
- Rock Island
- Viola
- Woodhull
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 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 German Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408967 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408967 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matherville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- German Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |