A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
41.1661, -89.2748
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Hennepin. Hennepin lies just to the north northwest of the Murphy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caledonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Boyle - Price Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Florid Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid Cemetery
- Florid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Florid Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florid Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Palatine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Palatine Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Palatine Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Putnam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- The Putnam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Putnman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #445772 <5>
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Forbes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Forbes Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Roberts Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Twp. Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roberts Twp. Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Varna.
- The Roberts Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hamilton Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
- Statler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108380 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Granville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Granville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McNabb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hennepin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Palatine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Palatine is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Palatine
- Mark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Putnam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Granville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Standard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Varna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bureau Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bureau Junction is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bureau Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Bureau Junction has also been known as:
- Bureau
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bureau Junction <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lostant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <6>
- Tonica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Pue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Pue is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Sparland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Ottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ottville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottville
- La Rose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Toluca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seatonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hollowayville is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowayville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Pue
- Granville
- Hennepin
- Henry
- La Rose
- Lacon
- Lostant
- Magnolia
- Sparland
- Spring Valley
- Toluca
- Tonica
- Varna
- Varna lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Murphy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Varna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414246 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414246 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Florid
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1661469 Lon: -89.2748093
- 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 Putnam, 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- Murphy 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. |