A visit to the Minta 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 Minta Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minta Cemetery:
41.7639, -90.1504
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minta Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Minta Cemetery is located in Whiteside County<2>.
The county seat for Whiteside County is located in Morrison. Morrison lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Minta Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Minta Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Minta Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minta Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oakridge Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge Cemetery
- Kingsbury Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smack Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smack Cemetery
- Garden Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garden Plain Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosehill Cemetery is located in Camanche (IA).
- The Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95999 <5>
- Fenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fenton Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Cemetery
- Mt. St. Claire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. St. Claire Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Claire Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springdale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Clinton (IA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96406 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Clinton Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fulton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fulton Twp. Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Twp. Cemetery
- The Fulton Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fulton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105767 <5>
- Fulton Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fulton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105008 <5>
- Hess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Erie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Erie Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
- Cotton Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cotton Wood Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Wood Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Minta Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minta Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newton Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Corners is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Corners
- Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camanche
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Clinton is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clinton
- Fenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Shaffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shaffton is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaffton
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Denrock is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denrock
- Morrison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Low Moor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Folletts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Folletts is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folletts
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Prophetstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyndon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sixmile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Elvira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elvira is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvira
- Thomson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Port Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joslin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Elk River Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elk River Junction is located in Clinton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River Junction
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 Minta Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Whiteside County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Minta Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Camanche
- Clinton
- Erie
- Erie lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Minta Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fulton
- Hillsdale
- Low Moor
- Morrison
- Port Byron
- Prophetstown
- Thomson
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 professional and volunteer 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 Minta Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Whiteside 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 Minta Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413664 (Minta Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413664 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: Whiteside
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinton
- Location given for Minta Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7639192 Lon: -90.1504024
- 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 Whiteside, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minta 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. |
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