A visit to the Mount Horeb 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery:
40.1198, -90.9315
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mt. Horeb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Horeb Cemetery.
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. Horeb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Horeb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Leenerts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Leenerts Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leenerts Cemetery
- Meints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Meints Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meints Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- The Simms Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rawson Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
- Sargent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sargent Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent Cemetery
- Pulaski Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Lutheran Friedhof Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Becam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pettijohn Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettijohn Grave is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettijohn Grave
- Huntsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Woodland City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Prunty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prunty Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Horeb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Horeb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blacks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
- La Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Golden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mound Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Camp Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chili
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Coatsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kellerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Wayland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Paloma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hersman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Colmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Loraine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
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. Horeb 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Bowen
- Clayton
- Coatsburg
- Fowler
- Golden
- Mount Sterling
- Plymouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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. Horeb 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 Mt. Horeb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1984974 (Mount Horeb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1984974 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: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Mount Horeb Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1197689 Lon: -90.9315225
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Mt. Horeb 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. |