A visit to the Harker's Corner 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 Harker's Corner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harker's Corner Cemetery:
40.6289, -89.7593
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harker's Corner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harker's Corner Cemetery is located in Peoria County<2>.
The county seat for Peoria County is located in Peoria. Peoria lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Harker's Corner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Harker's Corner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harker's Corner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Smithville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smithville Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Mines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trial Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trial Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Hinkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bartonville.
- The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bartonville State Asylum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960165 <5>
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- Perria County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Penn Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Penn Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Ridge Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Veteran's Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardenrest Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenrest Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pekin Memorial Park Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
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]<3> of the Harker's Corner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harker's Corner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glasford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mapleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanna City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bartonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Maxwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Norwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Powerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Pekin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Pekin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Former name for North Pekin:
- Radio City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Talbott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Stoehrs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Schaeferville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schaeferville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
- Marquette Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
- Creve Coeur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
- Former name for Creve Coeur:
- Wesley City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <6>
- Wesley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- West Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Edwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trivoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Breeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Hawley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Pekin Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin Heights is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Heights
- East Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
- Former name for East Peoria:
- Hilton
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 Harker's Corner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Peoria County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harker's Corner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartonville
- Creve Coeur
- East Peoria
- Hanna City
- Pekin
- Pekin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Harker's Corner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
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 Harker's Corner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Peoria 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 Harker's Corner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409781 (Harker's Corner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409781 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: Peoria
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hanna City
- Location given for Harker's Corner Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.628927 Lon: -89.7592724
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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 Peoria, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harker's Corner 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. |