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A visit to the Mound Chapel United Brethen 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 Chapel United Brethen Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery:

39.4659, -89.2776

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.

The county seat for Christian County is located in Taylorville. Taylorville lies just to the north of the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Donner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Donner Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
  • Buckeye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
  • Young Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
  • Fairview Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Potters Field Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Potters Field Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field Cemetery
  • Durbin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Durbin Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Cemetery
  • Owaneco Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Owaneco Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202393 <5>
  • Center Grove Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kettlecamp Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Millersville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Millersville Cemetery is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville Cemetery
    • Fraley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Fraley Cemetery is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
    • Langley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Langley Cemetery is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
    • Durbin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Durbin Cemetery is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Cemetery
    • Antioch Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Harris Cemetery #2
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harris Cemetery #2 is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery #2
    • Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Owaneco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Velma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Velma is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Clarksdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clarksdale is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Taylorville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Millersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Millersville is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Palmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Langleyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Langleyville is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
  • Ohlman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rosamond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrisonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Wenonah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jeisyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Nokomis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pana is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <6>
    • Sandersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandersville is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Kincaid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bulpitt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coalton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Coalton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Assumption
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Stonington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tovey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <6>
    • Edinburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Zenobia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
    • Harvel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Witt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Witt is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <6>
    • Oconee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak

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 Chapel United Brethen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Assumption
  • Edinburg
    • Edinburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edinburg.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Morrisonville
  • Nokomis
    • Nokomis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nokomis.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokomis
  • Oconee
    • Oconee lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oconee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
  • Pana
    • Pana lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
  • Stonington
  • Taylorville

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 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 Chapel United Brethen Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Christian 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 Chapel United Brethen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #413906  (Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413906 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: Christian
      • Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clarksdale
      • Location given for Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.4658793     Lon: -89.2775886
      • 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 Christian, 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 Chapel United Brethen 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.