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A visit to the Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery

Lat:   39.1807°   (39° 10' 50")

Lon:   -88.7853°   (-88° 47' 7")

The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Effingham County<1>.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the west of The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is the Beecher City Cemetery. See below for details.

The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Grubb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bob Doan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bob Doan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bob Doan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bob Doan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Bob Doane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bob Doane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bob Doane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bob Doane Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Ranson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ranson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ranson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ranson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Moccasin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moccasin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moccasin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moccasin Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Hubbartt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbartt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbartt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hubbartt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Agney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Giles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Giles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Giles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fortner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fortner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Gallagher Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallagher Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallagher Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gallagher Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Askins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Askins Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Neal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neal Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Mound Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Lorton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lorton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Dial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dial Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Rhodes Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rhodes Family Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Crums Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crums Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crums Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crums Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County

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]<2> of the Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beecher City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Moccasin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holliday
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mode
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fancher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cowden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Cowden is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <7>
  • Shumway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway
    • Shumway is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shumway <7>
  • Altamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Effingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <7>
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Funkhouser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stewardson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
    • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <7>
  • Howards Point ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
    • Howards Point is located in Fayette County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saint Elmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <7>
    • Lakewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
    • Herrick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Herrick is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <7>
    • Gilmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Effingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Avena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
      • Avena is located in Fayette County
    • Strasburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <7>
    • Dressor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brownstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
      • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <7>
    • Watson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Effingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <7>
    • Heartville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sigel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Shelbyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Effingham County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery:

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 Memorial Gardens Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1725658  (Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1725658 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Beecher City
    • County: Effingham         Elev: 185
    • Location given for GNIS #1725658 (Memorial Gardens Cemetery)

The official website for Effingham County: www.co.effingham.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Effingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1807, Longitude: -88.7853    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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