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 ...
The Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Morgan County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Angel Cemetery
- The Angel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Arcadia Cemetery
- The Arcadia Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Caldwell Cemetery
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Chapin Cemetery
- The Chapin Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Diamond Grove Cemetery
- The Diamond Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- 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 <2>
- East Cemetery
- The East Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Hazel Green Cemetery
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Henderson - McFadden Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Richardson Cemetery
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Sample Cemetery
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Wood Cemetery
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Woodward 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 alphabetically:
- Alexander
- Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
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- Arenzville
- Arnold
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
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- Bluff Springs
- Bluffs
- Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
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- Chapin
- Concord
- Exeter
- Exeter is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Gurney ‑ Historic
- Gurney is located in Cass County
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- Hagener
- Hagener is located in Cass County
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- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jacksonville
- Jules
- Jules is located in Cass County
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- Literberry
- Lynnville
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Manchester
- Meredosia
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
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- Murrayville
- Old Princeton
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
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- Oxville
- Oxville is located in Scott County
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- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
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- Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
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- Prentice
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
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- South Jacksonville
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Virginia
- Winchester
- Woodson
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 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |