A visit to the Hastings 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 Hastings Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hastings Cemetery:
37.1851, -88.4706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hastings Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hastings Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Hastings Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hastings Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hastings Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kickasola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kickasola Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickasola Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Poco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Poco Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poco Cemetery
- Audubon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Audubon Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Cemetery
- Azotus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Azotus Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azotus Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Hamletsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamletsburg Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Edmonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Edmonds Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds Cemetery
- Cowper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cowper Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowper Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Rock Quarry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rock Quarry Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Quarry Cemetery
- Jameison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jameison Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameison 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 Hastings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hastings Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamletsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Smithland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Burna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Brookport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ledbetter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paducah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Reidland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Calvert City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <5>
- Tiline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Lola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Golconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Massac City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Hendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
- Lone Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Gilbertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Metropolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Krebs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Dycusburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Carrsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 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 Hastings Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hastings Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Carrsville
- Golconda
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
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 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 Hastings Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 Hastings Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409913 (Hastings Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409913 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithland
- Location given for Hastings Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1850554 Lon: -88.4705969
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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 Pope, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hastings 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. |