A visit to the Kemmis 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 Kemmis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kemmis Cemetery:
41.5509, -90.0207
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kemmis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kemmis Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Kemmis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kemmis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Kemmis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kemmis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Loraine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Loraine Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Sharon Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sharon Church Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- McHenry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Pink Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pink Prairie Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Prairie Cemetery
- Hooppole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hooppole Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooppole Cemetery
- Shady Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Town Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Town Cemetery
- Mizpan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mizpan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpan Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Leon Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Erie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Erie Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery
- The Fairfield Yorktown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Yorktown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218137 <5>
- Bethesda Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North 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 Kemmis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kemmis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hooppole
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yorktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yorktown is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geneseo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Prophetstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Denrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Joslin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Hickory Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Annawan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lyndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rustic Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rustic Acres is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Acres
- Newton Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Tampico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Mineral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Port Byron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rapids City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cordova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Le Claire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barstow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Kemmis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kemmis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Annawan
- Atkinson
- Erie
- Erie lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Kemmis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Geneseo
- Hillsdale
- Le Claire
- Port Byron
- Prophetstown
- Rapids City
- Tampico
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 Kemmis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Kemmis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411383 (Kemmis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411383 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Hill
- Location given for Kemmis Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5508659 Lon: -90.0206694
- 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 Henry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kemmis 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. |