A visit to the Mount Nebo 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. Nebo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery:
38.1164, -88.6839
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in McLeansboro. McLeansboro lies just to the east southeast of the Mt. Nebo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Nebo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Nebo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Nebo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Atchisson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Atchisson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchisson Cemetery
- Sugar Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Gilgal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Lowry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lowry Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Hill Cemetery
- Four Graves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Four Graves is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Graves
- Wilbanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbanks Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fitzsimons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fitzsimons Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimons Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Liberty - Ridlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crisel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crisel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisel Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Nebo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Nebo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lovilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dahlgren
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Taylor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Diamond City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Belle Rive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McLeansboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Piopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Akin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belle Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Opdyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Ina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Whittington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Steel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Hanaford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Parrish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smothersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Thompsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Walpole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Markham City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
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. Nebo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Nebo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Nebo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- McLeansboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Nebo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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. Nebo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414001 (Mount Nebo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414001 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macedonia
- Location given for Mount Nebo Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1164373 Lon: -88.6839466
- 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 Hamilton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Nebo 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. |