A visit to the Mourning 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 Mourning Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mourning Cemetery:
40.4609, -90.8824
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mourning Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mourning Cemetery is located in McDonough County<2>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Mourning Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mourning Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mourning Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mourning Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Central Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Lincoln Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Majorville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Majorville Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Argyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Argyle Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle Cemetery
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fountain Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Green Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fountain Green.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105715 <5>
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Hills Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hills Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Webster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108773 <5>
- Yetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Yetter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Neese Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Neese Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neese Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Glade City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Glade City Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The South Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mourning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mourning Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Joetta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Tennessee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Colchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blandinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colmar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- La Harpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Sciota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- University Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Macomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lamone Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Disco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Bentley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Terre Haute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ferris
(15 miles [24.1 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 Mourning Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mourning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Bardolph
- Blandinsville
- Carthage
- Colchester
- Fountain Green
- Good Hope
- La Harpe
- Macomb
- Plymouth
- Raritan
- Sciota
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 Mourning Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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 Mourning Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1954816 (Mourning Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1954816 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain Green
- Location given for Mourning Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4608752 Lon: -90.8823573
- 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 McDonough, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mourning 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. |