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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:   40.5039°   (40° 30' 14")

Lon:   -90.4668°   (-90° 28' 0")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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:
  • 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 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)
      • 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
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkrow
      • Checkrow is located in Fulton County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
      • Babylon is located in Fulton County
    • Prairie City
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Table Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Smithfield
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Blyton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyton
      • Blyton is located in Fulton County
    • Macomb
      (11 miles [17.7 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   (14 more) ...
      • University Village
        (11 miles [17.7 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
        (11 miles [17.7 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
      • Ellisville
        (11 miles [17.7 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>
      • Avon
        (11 miles [17.7 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>
      • Good Hope
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • 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>
      • Lamone Village
        (11 miles [17.7 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
      • Ipava
        (12 miles [19.3 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
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
        • Cuba is located in Fulton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
      • Fiatt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiatt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiatt
        • Fiatt is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fiatt <4>
      • Saint Augustine
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Augustine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
        • Saint Augustine is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <4>
      • 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.

    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 southwest)
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in McDonough County
      • The Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mound Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Bushnell City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Marietta Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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
    • Bardolph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Checkrow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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
    • Solon - Robinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Barker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Fuller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Peirsol Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 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
      • 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
      • Rigdon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rigdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rigdon Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rigdon Cemetery
      • Prairie City Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hageman Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 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
        (8 miles [12.9 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
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Howard Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howard Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Prairie City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Prairie City Cemetery is located in Warren County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Prairie City 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 #413903  (Mound Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #413903 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: Bushnell East
      • County: McDonough         Elev: 213
      • Location given for GNIS #413903 (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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 40.5039, Longitude: -90.4668    
    <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.




 

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