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A visit to the New Boston Cemetery ...

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 New Boston Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Boston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Boston Cemetery

Lat:   41.1611°   (41° 9' 39")

Lon:   -90.9882°   (-90° 59' 17")

The New Boston Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Aledo. Aledo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the New Boston Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the New Boston Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Parson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parson Cemetery is located in Louisa County (IA)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Louisa County (IA)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Mallory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mallory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mallory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mallory Cemetery is located in Louisa County (IA)
  • Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery
    • The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • The Keithsburg Greenmound Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Keithsburg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728893 <5>
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Mannon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mannon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mannon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Shields Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shields Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Louisa County (IA)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Huron Island Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huron Island Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huron Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huron Island Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Brick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brick Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Peniel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peniel Cemetery
      • The Peniel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • The Peniel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Peniel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #232402 <5>
    • Eliza Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eliza Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eliza Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eliza Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Potter's Timber Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter's Timber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter's Timber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter's Timber Cemetery is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Hawkeye Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkeye Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkeye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawkeye Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffith Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Wilson Farm Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Farm Cemetery is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Port Louisa Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Louisa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Louisa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Port Louisa Cemetery is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Northfield Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northfield Cemetery is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Mercer County

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 New Boston Cemetery.

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

  • New Boston
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
    • New Boston is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <6>
  • Oakville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <6>
  • Keithsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Joy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Joy is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <6>
  • Elrick Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
    • Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County (IA)
  • Petersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
    • Petersville is located in Mercer County
  • Eliza
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
    • Eliza is located in Mercer County
  • Milroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
    • Milroy is located in Henderson County
  • Seaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wapello
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
    • Wapello is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Kingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Aledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
    • Aledo is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mediapolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunbeam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
      • Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
    • Grandview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Louisa County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
    • Morning Sun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
      • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <6>
    • Marston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
      • Marston is located in Mercer County
    • Buffalo Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oquawka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Fruitland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Sperry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
      • Sperry is located in Des Moines County (IA)
    • Rozetta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rozetta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
      • Rozetta is located in Henderson County
    • Little York
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little York <6>
    • Illinois City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
      • Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
    • Letts
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
      • Letts is located in Louisa County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <6>

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 New Boston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 New Boston 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 New Boston Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1720185  (New Boston Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1720185 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: Joy
    • County: Mercer         Elev: 174
    • Location given for GNIS #1720185 (New Boston Cemetery)

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

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 Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the New Boston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1611, Longitude: -90.9882       In this case, the coordinates for the New Boston Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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