A visit to the Goertz 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 Goertz Cemetery ...
The Goertz Cemetery is located in Adams County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Amen Cemetery
- The Amen Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Broady Family Cemetery
- Burden Cemetery
- The Burden Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Clark Family Cemetery
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Coats Cemetery
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Drescher Family Cemetery
- Durbin Cemetery
- The Durbin Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Elmwood Family Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Grady Cemetery
- The Grady Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Harwood Cemetery
- The Harwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hughes Family Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Kingston Park Cemetery
- Klarner Cemetery
- The Klarner Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Lierly Cemetery
- The Lierly Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Nation Cemetery
- The Nation Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Padgett Cemetery
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Pearce Cemetery
- The Pearce Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Perrigo Cemetery
- The Perrigo Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Perrigo Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Perrigo Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Liberty.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2289849 <2>
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Whiaker Cemetery
- The Whiaker Cemetery is located in Adams County
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- Williams Family 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 Goertz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adams
- Adams is located in Adams County
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- Barry
- Baylis
- Beverly
- Beverly is located in Adams County
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- Blacks
- Blacks is located in Adams County
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- Burton
- Burton is located in Adams County
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- Camp Point
- Clayton
- Coatsburg
- Columbus
- Columbus is located in Adams County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Fowler
- Golden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hadley
- Hadley is located in Pike County
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- Hersman
- Hersman is located in Brown County
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- Hull
- Kellerville
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
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- Kinderhook
- Liberty
- Mound Station
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Mount Sterling
- New Salem
- New Salem is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Paloma
- Payson
- Perry
- Plainville
- Timewell
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 Goertz Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goertz Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Baylis
- Clayton
- Coatsburg
- Fowler
- Golden
- Hull
- Mount Sterling
- Payson
- Perry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Goertz Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Goertz Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720524 (Goertz Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720524 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Adams, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goertz 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. |