A visit to the Moccasin 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 Moccasin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moccasin Cemetery:
39.1464, -88.7670
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moccasin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moccasin Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.
The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Moccasin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moccasin 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 Moccasin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moccasin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tipsword Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Tipsword Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipsword Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beecher City Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City Cemetery
- The Beecher City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beecher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170083 <5>
- Ranson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ranson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grubb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hubbartt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hubbartt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbartt Cemetery
- Bob Doane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bob Doane Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Doane Cemetery
- Bob Doan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bob Doan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Doan Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- The Springhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Cemetery
- Springhill Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1479263 <5>
- Rhodes Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crums Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crums Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crums Chapel Cemetery
- St. Clare Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Agney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fremington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fremington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremington Cemetery
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shumway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726948 <5>
- Giles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
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 Moccasin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moccasin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moccasin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Beecher City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Holliday
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Shumway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Funkhouser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Fancher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Mode
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Cowden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stewardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Avena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Herrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Green Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Brownstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
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 Moccasin 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 Moccasin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Effingham
- Herrick
- Saint Elmo
- Sigel
- Sigel lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Moccasin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sigel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Stewardson
- Teutopolis
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 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 Moccasin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Effingham 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 Moccasin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725659 (Moccasin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725659 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: Effingham
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beecher City
- Location given for Moccasin Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1464319 Lon: -88.7670031
- 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 Effingham, 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 from Point A (ie- Moccasin 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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