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:
39.2367, -88.6095
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mound Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mound Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mound Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mound Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rincker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rincker Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincker Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shumway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726948 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rentfrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rentfrow Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentfrow Cemetery
- Coons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Coons Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Cemetery
- Spain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Spain Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain Cemetery
- Agney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Graybill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. Patick's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patick's Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patick's Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Copperas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Copperas Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cemetery
- Raney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Raney Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raney Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
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 Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stewardson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shumway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Sigel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Trowbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Strasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Funkhouser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Fancher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Beecher City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Moccasin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Teutopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Neoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sexson Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Holliday
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Heartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Middlesworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Cowden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Windsor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mound Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Effingham
- Neoga
- Shelbyville
- Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mound Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 #1821184 (Mound Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821184 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Effingham North
- Location given for Mound Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2367073 Lon: -88.6094984
- 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 Shelby, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | 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. |