A visit to the McCormick 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 McCormick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCormick Cemetery:
38.0564, -89.8851
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCormick Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCormick Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the McCormick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCormick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the McCormick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCormick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stipe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stipe Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipe Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Preston Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lively Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Schmoll Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lessley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lessley Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessley Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #403566 <5>
- Nelson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Kaskaskia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Kaskaskia Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin 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 McCormick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCormick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walsh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walsh is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Ellis Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Preston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Preston is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Evansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Palestine is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Blair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blair is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Ruma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruma is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Modoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Modoc is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Kaskaskia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kaskaskia is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houston is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Landing was located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Sainte Genevieve
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Menard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dozaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dozaville is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Welge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welge is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Prairie du Rocher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie du Rocher is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <6>
- Steeleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Bud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marlo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlo was located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlo
- Leanderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leanderville is also located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Percy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 McCormick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCormick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Evansville
- Kaskaskia
- Menard
- Percy
- Prairie du Rocher
- Red Bud
- Sainte Genevieve
- Sparta
- Steeleville
- Walsh
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 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 McCormick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 McCormick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413225 (McCormick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413225 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Evansville
- Location given for McCormick Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0564398 Lon: -89.8851062
- 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 Randolph, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCormick 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. |