A visit to the Mound 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 Mound Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mound Cemetery:
40.5039, -90.4668
The Mound Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of the Mound Cemetery .
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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.<3>
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 southwest)
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bushnell City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bardolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Checkrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Checkrow Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow Cemetery
- Solon - Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Guernsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Guernsey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Peirsol Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Peirsol Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peirsol Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Rigdon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rigdon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon Cemetery
- Prairie City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hageman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Old Prairie City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Prairie City 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 26 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 south)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bushnell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Checkrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bardolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Adair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Babylon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Table Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- University Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lamone Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Ipava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fiatt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Augustine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sciota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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.
- Adair
- Avon
- Bardolph
- Bushnell
- Cuba
- Good Hope
- Industry
- Ipava
- Macomb
- Sciota
- Table Grove
- Vermont
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mound Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413903 (Mound Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413903 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bushnell East
- Location given for Mound Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5039296 Lon: -90.4665164
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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' 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |