A visit to the Majorville 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 Majorville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Majorville Cemetery:
40.4598, -90.9446
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Majorville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Majorville Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Majorville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Majorville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Majorville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Majorville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fountain Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Green Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fountain Green.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105715 <5>
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Yetter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Yetter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Webster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108773 <5>
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mourning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mourning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mourning Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hills Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hills Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Old Brick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Lower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Argyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Argyle Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle Cemetery
- Glade City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Glade City Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Majorville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Majorville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Joetta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Fountain Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Tennessee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blandinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Colchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burnside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- La Harpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bentley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Disco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Ferris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sciota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- University Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Macomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lamone Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Colusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elvaston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Basco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iowa Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Majorville 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 Majorville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Blandinsville
- Bowen
- Bowen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Majorville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Carthage
- Colchester
- Dallas City
- Fountain Green
- Good Hope
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Lomax lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Majorville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lomax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Macomb
- Plymouth
- Sciota
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 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 Majorville 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 Majorville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1983970 (Majorville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1983970 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: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain Green
- Location given for Majorville Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4597647 Lon: -90.9445811
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Majorville 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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