A visit to the Mackville Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mackville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mackville Cemetery (FG ID #106705).
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 Mackville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mackville Cemetery:
39.8073, -88.4715
The Mackville Cemetery is located in Piatt County<2>.
The county seat for Piatt County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mackville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mackville Cemetery.
Name Variations for Mackville Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mackville Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mackville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mackville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Lake Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lake Fork Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lower Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lower Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Lester Cemetery
- Yoder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Bourbon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bourbon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon Cemetery
- Upper Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Upper Lester Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lester Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Fillmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fillmore Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- O'Bryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Pleasant View Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hewitt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Yoder Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson 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 Mackville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mackville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Garrett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Chicken Bristle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ficklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Voorhies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cadwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ivesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lovington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lintner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milmine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pesotum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sadorus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cushman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 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 Mackville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Piatt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mackville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Arthur
- Atwood
- Bement
- Cerro Gordo
- Hammond
- Ivesdale
- Lovington
- Pesotum
- Sadorus
- Tuscola
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 Mackville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Piatt 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 Mackville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #106705
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412808 (Mackville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412808 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: Piatt
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Atwood
- Location given for Mackville Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8072551 Lon: -88.471724
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Piatt, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mackville 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |