A visit to the Mound Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mound Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mound Cemetery (FG ID #104840).
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 Mound Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mound Cemetery:
41.1741, -89.5799
The Mound Cemetery is located in Bureau County<2>.
The county seat for Bureau County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mound Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mound Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mound Cemetery ...
The Mound Cemetery was established in 1856.
Name Variations for Mound Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyds Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Boyds Grove Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mound Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Milo Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Champion - Drawyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mansfield Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Eagleston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Eagleston Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleston Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Mt. Bloom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Castleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tiskilwa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Modena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyanet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wyoming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Henry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Speer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bureau Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neponset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Hennepin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edelstein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Hallock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
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 Mound Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bureau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Buda
- Buda lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mound Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
- Chillicothe
- De Pue
- Hennepin
- Henry
- Kewanee
- Lacon
- Neponset
- Princeton
- Sheffield
- Sparland
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Toulon
- Wyanet
- Wyoming
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 Mound Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bureau 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 Mound Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104840
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719850 (Boyds Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719850 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: Bureau
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitefield
- Location given for Boyds Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1628149 Lon: -89.580095
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Bureau, 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- Mound 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |