A visit to the Patoka 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 Patoka Cemetery ...
The Patoka Cemetery is located in Marion County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bear Creek Cemetery
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Conant Cemetery
- The Conant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
- Cruse Cemetery
- The Cruse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse Cemetery
- Doolen Cemetery
- The Doolen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolen Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrison Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Patoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106070 <3>
- Hatch Cemetery
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Lewis Cemetery
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Magassi Cemetery
- The Magassi Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magassi Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- New Carter Cemetery
- The New Carter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carter Cemetery
- Old Carter Cemetery
- The Old Carter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carter Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Fayette County
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- Thorp Cemetery
- The Thorp Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Tillman Cemetery
- The Tillman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman 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]<2> of the Patoka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alma
- Bannister
- Bannister is located in Marion County
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- Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
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- Boulder
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
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- Central City
- Central City is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Centralia
- Fairman
- Fairman is located in Marion County
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- Hagarstown
- Huey
- Junction City
- Junction City is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Keyesport
- Kinmundy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Loogootee
- Marydale
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
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- Mulberry Grove
- Odin
- Patoka
- Pleasant Mound
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
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- Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Saint Peter
- Salem
- Sandoval
- Shobonier
- Smithboro
- Vandalia
- Vernon
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 Patoka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Patoka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Keyesport
- Kinmundy
- Mulberry Grove
- Odin
- Patoka
- Salem
- Sandoval
- Vandalia
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 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 Patoka Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Patoka Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821432 (Patoka Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821432 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patoka
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patoka Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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