A visit to the McConnell 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 McConnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McConnell Cemetery:
39.3967, -90.7210
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McConnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McConnell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the McConnell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McConnell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the McConnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McConnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Hack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hack Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Retzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Retzer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retzer Cemetery
- Neese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Neese Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neese Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Kessinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kessinger Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kessinger Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Pearl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549090 <5>
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hutton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Cemetery
- Poor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Poor Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Cemetery
- Spear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spear Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- New Venable Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Venable Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Venable Cemetery
- Venable Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Venable Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venable Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry 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 McConnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McConnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Straut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Belleview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Bee Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mozier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kampsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Annada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Hillview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Martinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Time
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eldred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michael
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walkerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Paynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Sledd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sledd is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Summer Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
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 McConnell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McConnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksville
- Milton
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the McConnell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Pleasant Hill
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 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 McConnell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 McConnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1748308 (McConnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1748308 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pearl West
- Location given for McConnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3967147 Lon: -90.7209591
- 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 Calhoun, 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- McConnell 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. |