A visit to the Mound Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mound Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mound Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #2195530).
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 Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mound Prairie Cemetery:
39.7934, -90.9786
The Mound Prairie Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mound Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mound Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayfield Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Winner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner Cemetery
- Rubart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Kingston Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Seybold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Seybold Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seybold Cemetery
- Mixer Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Kurfman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kurfman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurfman Cemetery
- Whiaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whiaker Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiaker Cemetery
- Perrigo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elmwood Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baylis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Goertz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Goertz Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goertz Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pearce Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce Cemetery
- Drescher Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Klarner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Klarner Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klarner Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Starkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
- Brower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brower Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
- Burden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burden Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Padgett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beverly
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baylis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Barry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Kellerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- El Dara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griggsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Payson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Timewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hersman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Summer Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gilbirds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Creek
(17 miles [27.4 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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mound Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Barry lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Baylis
- Clayton
- Griggsville
- Hull
- Hull lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mound Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Mount Sterling
- New Canton
- Payson
- Perry
- Pittsfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Prairie Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2195530
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1984973 (Mound Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1984973 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fishhook
- Location given for Mound Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7931028 Lon: -90.9784671
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mound Prairie 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |