A visit to the Grothoff 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 Grothoff Cemetery ...
The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arnold Cemetery
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Carroll Cemetery
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Four Graves
- The Four Graves is located in Jefferson County
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- Hams Grove Cemetery
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Kirk Cemetery
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Knowles Cemetery
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Lowry Hill Cemetery
- The Lowry Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- McKinney Cemetery
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Opdyke Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
- Round Knob Cemetery
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Shelton Cemetery
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Sugar Camp Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Wall Farm Cemetery
- The Wall Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Warren Cemetery
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Wilbanks Cemetery
- The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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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 Grothoff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Belle Prairie City
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Belle Rive
- Benton
- Bluford
- Bonnie
- Dahlgren
- Dareville
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
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- Emerson City
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
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- Ewing
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
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- Flint
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
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- Frisco
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ina
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
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- Keenes
- Lovilla
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
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- Macedonia
- Marcoe
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
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- Markham City
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
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- Marlow
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
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- Mount Vernon
- Nason
- Opdyke
- Piopolis
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
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- Steel City
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
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- Summersville
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
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- Taylor Hill
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
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- Waltonville
- Whittington
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 Grothoff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grothoff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Waltonville
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 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 Grothoff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Grothoff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409531 (Grothoff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409531 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Garden
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Grothoff 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. |