A visit to the Hickory Grove 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 Hickory Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hickory Grove Cemetery:
40.6053, -90.6372
The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Hickory Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hickory Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hickory Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hageman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Larkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Larkins Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
- Stice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stice Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stice Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Solon - Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McMahill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McMahill Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahill Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brooking Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brooking Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooking Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Stickel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pennington #1 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pennington #1 Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington #1 Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Bardolph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenbush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
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]<2> of the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hickory Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sciota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bardolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lamone Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- University Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- New Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
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- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raritan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Blandinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Checkrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smithshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augustine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Babylon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Media
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Hickory Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hickory Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Adair lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Avon
- Avon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Bardolph
- Blandinsville
- Bushnell
- Colchester
- Good Hope
- Macomb
- Macomb lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macomb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Media
- Media lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Media.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Raritan
- Roseville
- Sciota
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 professional and volunteer 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 Hickory Grove Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to McDonough 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 Hickory Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410152 (Hickory Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410152 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Good Hope
- Location given for Hickory Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6053178 Lon: -90.6367984
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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