A visit to the Grand Point 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 Grand Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Point Cemetery:
38.4192, -89.1723
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grand Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grand Point Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Grand Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grand Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Grand Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grand Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fouts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Piskey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Piskey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piskey Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Harres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harres Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harres Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gaston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Topping Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Topping Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topping Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Mt. Catherine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Catherine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catherine Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Knolhoff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Knolhoff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolhoff Cemetery
- North Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- Beaucoup Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaucoup Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaucoup Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Boyd Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Farm Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Grove Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981346 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centralia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105562 <5>
- Jolliff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grand Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irvington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Hoyleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wamac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Jefferson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Centralia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roaches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hoffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- New Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Posey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Du Bois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Idlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Sandoval
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Posen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Huey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Texico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Grand Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grand Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Central City
- Nashville
- Sandoval
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 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 Grand Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Grand Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409257 (Grand Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409257 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvington
- Location given for Grand Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4192162 Lon: -89.1722964
- 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 Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grand Point 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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