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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 Mt. Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Cemetery

Lat:   39.2481°   (39° 14' 53")

Lon:   -87.9638°   (-87° 57' 49")

The Mt. Cemetery is located in Clark County<1>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Mt. Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mt. Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mt. Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mound Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Baughman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baughman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baughman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baughman Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Washington Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Washington Street Cemetery, Vernon Addition
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Restitution Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Slusser Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Casey Cumberland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Long Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Ruffner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruffner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruffner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruffner Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Hazel Dell North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hazel Dell South Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leamon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leamon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leamon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leamon Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Butternut Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butternut Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butternut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butternut Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Baird Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackburn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Connelly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connelly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Connelly Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duck Pond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Pond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duck Pond Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Debord Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Backbone Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Backbone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Backbone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Backbone Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Duggan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duggan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duggan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duggan Cemetery is located in Crawford County

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 Mt. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oak Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Oak Point is located in Clark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oak Point
    • From the Mt. Cemetery to Oak Point
  • Cumberland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Casey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hogue Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
    • Hogue Town is located in Clark County
  • Hazel Dell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellair
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Martinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <7>
  • Union Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Yale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <7>
  • Timothy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
    • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Timothy
    • From the Mt. Cemetery to Timothy
  • Annapolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
    • Annapolis is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <7>
  • Melrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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 Mt. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Mt. Cemetery:

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 Mt. Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1922958  (Mound Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1922958 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: Moriah
    • County: Clark         Elev: 188
    • Location given for GNIS #1922958 (Mound Cemetery)

The official website for Clark County: www.clarkcountyil.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2481, Longitude: -87.9638    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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