A visit to the Gray Mound 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 Gray Mound Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gray Mound Cemetery:
40.0362, -91.1579
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gray Mound Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gray Mound Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Gray Mound Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gray Mound Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gray Mound Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gray Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cate Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cate Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Family Cemetery
- Byler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Byler Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byler Cemetery
- Gooding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gooding Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding Cemetery
- Wilkes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkes Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes Cemetery
- Paloma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Paloma Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloma Cemetery
- Columbus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Laugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Laugh Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laugh Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Moyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer Cemetery
- Stahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stahl Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hufnagel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hufnagel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufnagel Cemetery
- Earel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Earel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earel Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- York Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The York Neck Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Neck 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 Gray Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gray Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coatsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paloma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Camp Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loraine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Golden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ewbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Blacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
- Burton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ursa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chili
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Marcelline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Kellerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Quincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Payson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mound Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 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 Gray Mound 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 Gray Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowen
- Bowen lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Gray Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Clayton
- Coatsburg
- Fowler
- Golden
- Payson
- Quincy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gray Mound 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 Gray Mound Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720527 (Gray Mound Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720527 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: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coatsburg
- Location given for Gray Mound Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0361579 Lon: -91.1579184
- 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 Adams, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gray Mound 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |