A visit to the Newton 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 Newton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Newton Cemetery:
39.8670, -91.2001
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Newton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Newton Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Newton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Newton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Newton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tandy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richland Cemetery
- Richland - Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107672 <5>
- Franks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kimmons Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmons Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Payson Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Payson New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Brigids Cemetery
- Zander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zander Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zander Cemetery
- Liberty Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Old Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Old Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grubb Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grubb Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Family Cemetery
- Craigtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broady Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williams Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lierly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lierly Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lierly Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
- The Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fall Creek Cemetery
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
- Old Protestant Church Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105632 <5>
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
- The Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunn Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105464 <5>
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- The Stewart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Steward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108400 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Family Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- The Baker Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104610 <5>
- Klarner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Klarner Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klarner Cemetery
- Drescher Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hughes Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Newton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Newton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adams
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Burton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Payson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fall Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Marblehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Ewbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paloma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spencer is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Kinderhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coatsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Helton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helton is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Camp Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hannibal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cave City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Barry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Saverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- Mendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Newton 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 Newton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Coatsburg
- Fowler
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Payson
- Quincy
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 either 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 Newton 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 Newton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720554 (Newton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720554 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: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Payson
- Location given for Newton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.866991 Lon: -91.2001419
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newton 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. |
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