A visit to the Good Hope 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 Good Hope Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Good Hope Cemetery:
40.5656, -90.6716
The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies just to the south of the Good Hope Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Good Hope Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Good Hope Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Good Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Stickel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooking Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brooking Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooking Cemetery
- Pearce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pennington #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pennington #1 Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington #1 Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Solon - Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Larkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Larkins Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Guy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stice Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stice Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Macomb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Macomb Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb Cemetery
- Old Macomb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bardolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Good Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Good Hope Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sciota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lamone Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- University Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Bardolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blandinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Raritan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Tennessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Checkrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- La Harpe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fountain Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Joetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Smithshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Media
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Good Hope Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Good Hope Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Avon
- Avon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Good Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bardolph
- Blandinsville
- Bushnell
- Colchester
- Fountain Green
- Good Hope
- Industry
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Macomb
- Media
- Media lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Good Hope Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Media.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Raritan
- Roseville
- Sciota
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 professional and volunteer 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 Good Hope Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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 Good Hope Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409136 (Good Hope Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409136 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Good Hope
- Location given for Good Hope Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5655956 Lon: -90.6715206
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Good Hope Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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