A visit to the Henderson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Henderson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Henderson Cemetery (FG ID #152077).
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 Henderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henderson Cemetery:
41.0282, -90.3526
The Henderson Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies just to the south of the Henderson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Henderson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Henderson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice - Blue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rice - Blue Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice - Blue Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Cemetery
- State of Illinois Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Junk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Junk Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junk Cemetery
- Soperville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Soperville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperville Cemetery
- Deatherage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Henderson Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Rio Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wataga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ontario Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- Bruner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Rio Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Henderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Henderson Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Wataga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Galesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Galesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Utah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Knox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Surrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodhull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alexis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Gerlaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- De Long
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dahinda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Henderson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexis
- Altona
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Knoxville
- New Windsor
- Oneida
- Wataga
- Woodhull
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 helpful 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 Henderson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Henderson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #152077
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815972 (Henderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815972 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wataga
- Location given for Henderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0280931 Lon: -90.3529055
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, 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- Henderson 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. |