A visit to the Morgan County Poor Farm 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 Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery:
39.7700, -90.2821
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies just to the southeast of the Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chapin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Chapin Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Angel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Diamond Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Diamond Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Diamond Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Jacksonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1275384 <5>
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The East Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Henderson - McFadden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arcadia Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Chapin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Literberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Arenzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
- Woodson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Exeter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Hagener
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Burlingame
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Virginia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murrayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Jules
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jules is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
- Bluffs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prentice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Oxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Bluff Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Meredosia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arenzville
- Bluffs
- Chapin
- Jacksonville
- Manchester
- Meredosia
- Virginia
- Winchester
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 websites either 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 Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720914 (Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720914 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Concord
- Location given for Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7700469 Lon: -90.2820669
- 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 Morgan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan County Poor Farm 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. |