A visit to the Moultrie County Memorial Park ...
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 Moultrie County Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moultrie County Memorial Park:
39.6289, -88.6978
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moultrie County Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moultrie County Memorial Park is located in Moultrie County<2>.
The county seat for Moultrie County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies just to the east southeast of the Moultrie County Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moultrie County Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Moultrie County Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moultrie County Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Souther Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Souther Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souther Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Pea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pea Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Welborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Welborn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welborn Cemetery
- Todds Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Todds Point Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Camfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Camfield Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camfield Cemetery
- St. Isadora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Isadora Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Isadora Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- The Keller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kellar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106424 <5>
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Hagerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
- Findlay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Findlay Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Illinois Masonic Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moultrie County Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moultrie County Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Dunn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Bethany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lovington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Findlay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dalton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Allenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Cadwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Yantisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Lintner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hervey City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- La Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Casner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Long Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gays
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooks Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
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 Moultrie County Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moultrie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moultrie County Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arthur
- Arthur lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Moultrie County Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arthur.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bethany
- Dalton City
- Findlay
- Findlay lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Moultrie County Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Findlay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
- Hammond
- Hammond lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Moultrie County Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hammond.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Lovington
- Mount Zion
- Sullivan
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 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 Moultrie County Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Moultrie 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 Moultrie County Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1934578 (Moultrie County Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1934578 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: Moultrie
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lovington
- Location given for Moultrie County Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6289245 Lon: -88.697845
- 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 Moultrie, 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- Moultrie County Memorial Park) 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. |