A visit to the Manchester 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 Manchester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Manchester Cemetery:
39.5412, -90.3257
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Manchester Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Manchester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Manchester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Manchester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Manchester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tunnison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tunnison Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnison Cemetery
- Martins Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Murrayville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Murrayville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville Cemetery
- Wishon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wishon Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Williams - Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams - Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Zion #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion #1 Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion #1 Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canatsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Canatsey Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canatsey Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Jewitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jewitt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewitt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Barnett #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnett #1 Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett #1 Cemetery
- Richwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods Cemetery
- The Richwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Felter Eastern United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #764766 <5>
- Ceres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ceres Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Manchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Manchester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roodhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murrayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Wilmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Belltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wrights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walkerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arnold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Exeter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chapin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Oxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
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 Manchester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Manchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Franklin
- Greenfield
- Jacksonville
- Manchester
- Roodhouse
- Scottville
- White Hall
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Manchester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Manchester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985763 (Manchester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985763 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester
- Location given for Manchester Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5411581 Lon: -90.3256768
- 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 Scott, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Manchester 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. |