A visit to the Motterville 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 Motterville Cemetery ...
The Motterville Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Beck Cemetery
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Bethany Cemetery
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Christian County
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- Breckenridge Cemetery
- The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Brunk Cemetery
- The Brunk Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Brunk Cemetery
- The Brunk Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Finley Cemetery
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Christian County
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- Furrow Cemetery
- The Furrow Cemetery is located in Christian County
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- Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Horse Creek Cemetery
- The Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Newcomer Cemetery
- The Newcomer Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Oak Hill Cemetery
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Rochester Cemetery
- The Rochester Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Roselawn Memorial Park
- The Roselawn Memorial Park is located in Sangamon County
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- South Fork Cemetery
- The South Fork Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Stout Cemetery
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Taylor Cemetery
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Trumbo Family Cemetery
- Vigal Cemetery
- The Vigal Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Motterville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bolivia
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
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- Buffalo
- Bulpitt
- Chatham
- Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Commanche Village
- Commanche Village is located in Sangamon County
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- Dawson
- Edinburg
- Glenarm
- Grandview
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Hawthorne Place
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
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- Jeisyville
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jerome
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Kincaid
- Leland Grove
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Mechanicsburg
- New City
- New City is located in Sangamon County
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- Pawnee
- Ridgely
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
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- Riverton
- Rochester
- Southern View
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Spaulding
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Springfield
- Tovey
- Woodside
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
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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 Motterville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Motterville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edinburg
- Mechanicsburg
- Pawnee
- Riverton
- Rochester
- Springfield
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 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 Motterville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 Motterville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413896 (Motterville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413896 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Motterville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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