A visit to the Hughes 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 Hughes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes Cemetery:
38.0348, -89.8248
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hughes Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies just to the south of the Hughes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hughes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hughes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Stipe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stipe Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipe Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Steeleville City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Schmoll Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Kaskaskia Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Lessley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lessley Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessley 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 Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Ellis Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walsh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Blair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Preston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Welge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Kaskaskia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Steeleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dozaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Leanderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Percy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ruma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Modoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Sainte Genevieve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Quarry Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Saint Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McBride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Shiloh Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Willisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Hughes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Evansville
- Kaskaskia
- Menard
- Percy
- Sainte Genevieve
- Sparta
- Steeleville
- Walsh
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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410661 (Hughes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410661 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walsh
- Location given for Hughes Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0347729 Lon: -89.8248268
- 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 Randolph, 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 from Point A (ie- Hughes 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |