A visit to the Kings Hill 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 Kings Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kings Hill Cemetery:
40.5356, -89.8934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kings Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kings Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.
The county seat for Fulton County is located in Lewistown. Lewistown lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Kings Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kings Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Kings Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kings Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Utica Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Utica Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica Cemetery
- Red School Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Red School Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red School Cemetery
- Bybee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bybee Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Breeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Breeds Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds Cemetery
- Orendorff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Orendorff Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orendorff Cemetery
- Hinkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- White Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Springlake Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Springlake Twp. Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlake Twp. Cemetery
- The Springlake Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Garden Cemetery
- Spring Lake Cemetery
- Springlake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1783973 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kingston Mines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Brunswick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Highbridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Highbridge Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbridge Cemetery
- Penn Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Penn Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kings Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kings Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Banner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Breeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Breeds is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeds
- Radville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Radville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radville
- Talbott
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Talbott is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbott
- Glasford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunfermline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint David
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brereton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brereton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brereton
- Manito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mapleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Norris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goofy Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goofy Ridge is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goofy Ridge
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Stoehrs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Powerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Trivoli
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buzzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buzzville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzzville
- South Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Crescent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanna City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Kings Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kings Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Kings Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fulton 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 Kings Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1773339 (Kings Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1773339 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: Fulton
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Banner
- Location given for Kings Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5355945 Lon: -89.8934454
- 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 Fulton, 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- Kings Hill 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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