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A visit to the Hersman 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 Hersman Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Hersman Cemetery (FG ID #106122)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hersman Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hersman Cemetery

Lat:   39.9441°   (39° 56' 38")

Lon:   -90.7363°   (-90° 44' 10")

The cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.

As an estimate, the Hersman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hersman.

The county seat for Brown County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies just to the north northwest of the Hersman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Hersman Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hersman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Law Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Law Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Law Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Law Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Harbour Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harbour Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Putnam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Putnam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Putnam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Putnam Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Keifer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keifer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keifer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keifer Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Gilbirds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Icabod Perry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Icabod Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Icabod Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Icabod Perry Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Mt. Sterling City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sterling City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sterling City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Sterling City Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeves Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Perry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Means Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Means Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Means Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Means Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Brown County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Marden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dearborn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dearborn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dearborn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dearborn Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Casteen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Casteen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Casteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Casteen Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Cross Roads Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Logsdon #1 Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logsdon #1 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logsdon #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logsdon #1 Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Logan Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Greenwell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Brown County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hersman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hersman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hersman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Gilbirds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Sterling
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Versailles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <6>
  • Cooperstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ripley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Mound Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Timewell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timewell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timewell
    • Timewell is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timewell <6>
  • Chambersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kellerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Perry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Meredosia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
    • Naples
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naples have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <6>
    • Camden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
    • Rushville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Griggsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggsville
      • Griggsville is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griggsville <6>
    • Beardstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Blacks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blacks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
      • Blacks is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blacks
      • From the Hersman Cemetery to Blacks
    • Beverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beverly
      • From the Hersman Cemetery to Beverly
    • Baylis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Valley City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Valley City
      • From the Hersman Cemetery to Valley City
    • Bluffs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs
      • Bluffs is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffs <6>
    • Oak Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Cass County

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 Hersman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hersman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hersman Cemetery:

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 Hersman Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1720784  (Hersman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1720784 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Versailles
    • County: Brown         Elev: 211
    • Location given for GNIS #1720784 (Hersman Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #106122

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Brown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hersman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9441, Longitude: -90.7363    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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