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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.4914°   (40° 29' 29")

Lon:   -90.5043°   (-90° 30' 15")

The Mound Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.

The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west of the Mound Cemetery .

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:

  • Mound Chapel 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.

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 Mound Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to McDonough County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mound Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mound Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • New Philadelphia
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
    • Bardolph
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Adair
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bushnell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Marietta
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Checkrow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
    • University Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in McDonough County
    • East Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in McDonough County
    • Table Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
      • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <4>
    • Prairie City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
      • Prairie City is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Lamone Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
      • Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
    • Macomb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Macomb is located in McDonough County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <4>
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Babylon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
        • Babylon is located in Fulton County
      • Good Hope
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
        • Good Hope is located in McDonough County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hope <4>
      • Smithfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
        • Smithfield is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
      • Industry
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blyton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
        • Blyton is located in Fulton County
      • Avon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Avon is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
      • Ipava
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
        • Ipava is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <4>
      • Youngstown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
        • Youngstown is located in Warren County
      • Sciota
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Vermont
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Ellisville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
        • Ellisville is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <4>

    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 McDonough County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mound Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mound Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mound Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Bardolph Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Adair.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
    • Bushnell City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Bushnell City Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • The Bushnell City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bushnell Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushnell City Cemetery
    • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Solon - Robinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solon - Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Solon - Robinson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solon - Robinson Cemetery
    • Marietta Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marietta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marietta Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marietta Cemetery
    • Barker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Hageman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hageman Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • The Hageman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lynn - Hageman Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hageman Cemetery
    • Pearce Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pearce Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • The Pearce Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Arberghast - Pearce Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearce Cemetery
    • Pennington Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Temple Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Temple Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
      • Checkrow Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Checkrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Checkrow Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Checkrow Cemetery
      • Walnut Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
      • Brooking Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooking Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brooking Cemetery is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooking Cemetery
      • Simpson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Simpson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in McDonough County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Fuller Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fuller Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
      • Guernsey Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guernsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Guernsey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guernsey Cemetery
      • Peirsol Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peirsol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peirsol Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peirsol Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #413902  (Mound Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #413902 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bardolph
      • County: McDonough         Elev: 196
      • Location given for GNIS #413902 (Mound Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mound Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4914, Longitude: -90.5043    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.




 

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