A visit to the Little Family 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 Little Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Family Cemetery:
40.5956, -91.2196
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Little Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Little Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Pontoosuc Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pontoosuc Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc Cemetery
- Appanoose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Appanoose Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appanoose Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Byley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Byley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byley Cemetery
- Slack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Slack Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slack Cemetery
- Burton Farm Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Box Groves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Box Groves Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Groves Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hyde Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Grounds Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Grounds Cemetery
- Iowa State Prison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffmeister Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffmeister Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmeister Cemetery
- Ft. Madison City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thornber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornber Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornber Cemetery
- Claypoole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Claypoole Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypoole Cemetery
- John Box Grounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gethsemans Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemans Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham 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 Little Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pontoosuc
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Colusa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Niota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Powellton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wever
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Nauvoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lomax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sawyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Galland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Disco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Iowa Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Augusta is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Augusta
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Elvaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- La Harpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Terre Haute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Carman
(13 miles [20.9 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 Little Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Dallas City
- Fort Madison
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Lomax lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Little Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lomax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
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 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 Little Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Little Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412302 (Little Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412302 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colusa
- Location given for Little Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5955979 Lon: -91.2195919
- 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 Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Family 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. |