A visit to the Independence 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 Independence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Independence Cemetery:
39.9250, -91.2082
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Independence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Independence Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Independence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Independence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Independence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Independence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Tandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
- Kimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimmons Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmons Cemetery
- Lierly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lierly Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lierly Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery
- Zander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zander Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liberty Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Old Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Old Cemetery
- Grubb Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Grubb Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Family Cemetery
- Hufnagel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hufnagel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hufnagel Cemetery
- Columbus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Paloma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Paloma Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloma Cemetery
- Stahl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stahl Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl Cemetery
- Quincy Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Quincy Memorial Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quincy Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107605 <5>
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Broady Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Nation Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nation 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 Independence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Independence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paloma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ewbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Payson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coatsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marblehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Camp Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fall Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Mendon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ursa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Kellerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Helton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Shepherd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Kinderhook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loraine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blacks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
- Marcelline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
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 Independence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Independence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Coatsburg
- Fowler
- Hull
- Hull lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Independence Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Payson
- Quincy
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 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 Independence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Independence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720536 (Independence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720536 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbus
- Location given for Independence Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9250466 Lon: -91.2081978
- 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 Adams, 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 from Point A (ie- Independence 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. |