A visit to the Hawk 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 Hawk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hawk Cemetery:
39.6737, -90.4248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hawk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hawk Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the south southwest of the Hawk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hawk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hawk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hawk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kincaid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Gillham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gillham Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham Cemetery
- The Gillham Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #224217 <5>
- Overton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Young E S Mac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Berry Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Berry Farm Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Farm Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Winchester City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Winchester City Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester City Cemetery
- The Winchester City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #191043 <5>
- St. Mark's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Borum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Borum Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borum Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rutledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Cowhick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowhick Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowhick Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Canatsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Canatsey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canatsey Cemetery
- Lynnville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lynnville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Parks - Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Etheal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Etheal Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheal Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Crisp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crisp Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smithson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smithson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Ellis Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Family Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ellis Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Winchester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298179 <5>
- Holloway - Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Claywell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Claywell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claywell Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams 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 Hawk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hawk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Exeter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Chapin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Alsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Murrayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Naples
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meredosia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Detroit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Roodhouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arenzville
(14 miles [22.5 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 Hawk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hawk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arenzville
- Bluffs
- Chapin
- Jacksonville
- Manchester
- Meredosia
- Milton
- Naples
- Roodhouse
- Winchester
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 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 Hawk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Hawk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1747688 (Hawk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747688 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winchester
- Location given for Hawk Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6736575 Lon: -90.4248462
- 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 Scott, 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- Hawk 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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