A visit to the Illinois City 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 Illinois City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Illinois City Cemetery:
41.4014, -90.8974
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Illinois City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Illinois City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Illinois City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Illinois City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Illinois City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- Krell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Krell Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krell Cemetery
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Harker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harker Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Edgington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Montpelier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melpine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Melpine Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melpine Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Illinois City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Illinois City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Illinois City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Fairport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Buffalo Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Midway Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Edgington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Marston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Muscatine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eliza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Petersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Andalusia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Grass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Mannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Reynolds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Towne Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
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 Illinois City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Illinois City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Muscatine
- Reynolds
- Walcott
- Wilton
- Wilton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Illinois City Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Illinois City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 Illinois City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1967509 (Illinois City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1967509 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Illinois City
- Location given for Illinois City Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4014194 Lon: -90.8973676
- 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 Rock Island, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Illinois City 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. |