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A visit to the Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mill Creek Cemetery

Lat:   37.9176°   (37° 55' 3")

Lon:   -89.6887°   (-89° 41' 19")

The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.

The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies just to the west of the Mill Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mill Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Emery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emery Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Mt. Summit Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Summit Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Draves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Draves Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Grah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Fulford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fulford Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Gillespie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillespie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Frazer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frazer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Tindall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tindall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tindall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tindall Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kirk Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hindman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hindman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hindman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hindman Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Kross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Reid Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reid Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Isom Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Koehn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koehn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koehn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koehn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Barrow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Jackson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mill Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Leanderville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
    • Leanderville is located in Randolph County
  • Welge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
    • Welge is located in Randolph County
  • Shiloh Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
    • Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
  • Bremen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
  • Degognia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Degognia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
    • Degognia is located in Jackson County
  • Steeleville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Campbell Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Willisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
    • Willisville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <6>
  • Percy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <6>
  • Menard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menard
    • Menard is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menard <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Blair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
    • New Palestine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Palestine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
      • New Palestine is located in Randolph County
    • McBride
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Ava
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Ava is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <6>
    • Cutler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Denmark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Perry County
    • Lithium
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithium have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
      • Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Sereno
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
      • Sereno is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Kaskaskia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaskaskia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
      • Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Ellis Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ava
    • Ava lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Mill Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Chester
  • Jacob
    • Jacob lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mill Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
  • Kaskaskia
  • Menard
  • Percy
    • Percy lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mill Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Percy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Sparta
  • Steeleville
  • Walsh
    • Walsh lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mill Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walsh.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #413554  (Mill Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #413554 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: Welge
    • County: Randolph         Elev: 166
    • Location given for GNIS #413554 (Mill Creek Cemetery)

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Mill Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9176, Longitude: -89.6887       In this case, the coordinates for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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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