A visit to the Kilbourne 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 Kilbourne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kilbourne Cemetery:
40.1478, -90.0082
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kilbourne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Havana. Havana lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Kilbourne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kilbourne Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Kilbourne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kilbourne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Oakford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakford Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Oakford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172604 <5>
- Holstlaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holstlaw Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstlaw Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Lebanon Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Dunschen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dunschen Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunschen Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Sear's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sear's Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sear's Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Bath Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bath Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Cemetery
- Sandridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
- Samm's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Samm's Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samm's 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]<3> of the Kilbourne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kilbourne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kilbourne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Branch is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Poplar City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newmansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Chandlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Havana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Marbletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marbletown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Snicarte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Snicarte is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teheran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Topeka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tallula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sepo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sepo is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
- Greenview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buzzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Mason City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liverpool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summum is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
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 Kilbourne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kilbourne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chandlerville
- Easton
- Greenview
- Havana
- Kilbourne
- Mason City
- Petersburg
- Tallula
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 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 Kilbourne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 Kilbourne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1964939 (Kilbourne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1964939 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kilbourne
- Location given for Kilbourne Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1478232 Lon: -90.0081708
- 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 Mason, 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- Kilbourne 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. |
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