A visit to the Harveys 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 Harveys Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harveys Point Cemetery:
38.5478, -88.9048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harveys Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harveys Point Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the north northwest of the Harveys Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harveys Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Harveys Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harveys Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wham Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wham Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wham Hill Cemetery
- Romine Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdue Cemetery
- Kell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Rabbit Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rabbit Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Synder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Synder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synder Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Bryan Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bryan Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Memorial Park
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Convenanter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Convenanter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Convenanter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Centralia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107318 <5>
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Barrall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barrall Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrall Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harveys Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harveys Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cartter
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Kell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bannister
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Dix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Texico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Hickory Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Sandoval
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wamac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Baldwin Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Fairman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Irvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Xenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kinmundy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Harveys Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harveys Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Harveys Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Mount Vernon
- Odin
- Odin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harveys Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
- Salem lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Harveys Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sandoval
- Xenia
- Xenia lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Harveys Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Xenia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Harveys Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Harveys Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821407 (Harveys Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821407 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem South
- Location given for Harveys Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5478263 Lon: -88.9047828
- 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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Harveys 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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