A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
39.2164, -89.4293
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the southwest of the King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Ware's Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ware's Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Grove Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Cress Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cress Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Hill Cemetery
- Bluffs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bluffs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Armentrout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Armentrout Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armentrout Cemetery
- Gooseneck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gooseneck Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck Cemetery
- The Gooseneck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337228 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Witt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- Bost Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bost Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bost Hill Cemetery
- Cass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cass Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
- Mansfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- McDavid Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McDavid Point Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Point Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irving
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schram City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Witt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Chapman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Nokomis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wenonah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Harvel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shop Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Panama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Donnellson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walshville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ohlman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bayle City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
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 King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bingham
- Coffeen
- Hillsboro
- Irving
- Litchfield
- Morrisonville
- Nokomis
- Raymond
- Sorento
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411487 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411487 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2164361 Lon: -89.4292537
- 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 Montgomery, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- King 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. |