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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grothoff Cemetery:
38.1878, -88.8073
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grothoff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Grothoff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grothoff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Grothoff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grothoff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Round Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Knowles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Wilbanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbanks Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Four Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Four Graves is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Graves
- Wall Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wall Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Farm Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Sugar Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lowry Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Hill Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Opdyke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 based on their distance from Grothoff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belle Rive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Taylor Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Opdyke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dahlgren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lovilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Whittington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dareville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Markham City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Bluford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Waltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emerson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Flint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Piopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Belle Prairie City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Keenes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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
- Ina lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Grothoff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Waltonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 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
- Location given for Grothoff Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1878268 Lon: -88.8072845
- 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 Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grothoff 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |