A visit to the Payson Old Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Payson Old Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Payson Old Cemetery (FG ID #411360).
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 Payson Old Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payson Old Cemetery:
39.8157, -91.2454
The Payson Old 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 northwest of the Payson Old Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Payson Old Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Payson Old Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payson Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fall Creek Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craigtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newmaw Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Tandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
- Journey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Journey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Journey Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Akers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Ehe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ehe Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehe Cemetery
- Lock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lock Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Family Cemetery
- Rice Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rice Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Family Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Melrose Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The House Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kimmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Kimmons Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmons Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence 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 Payson Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payson Old Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Payson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fall Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shepherd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cave City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cave City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kinderhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hannibal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ewbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fowler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- New Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Paloma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dodge City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 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 Payson Old 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 Payson Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Fowler
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Hull lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Payson Old Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- New Canton
- Palmyra
- Payson
- Quincy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Payson Old 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 Payson Old Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #411360
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1984982 (Payson Old Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1984982 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: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Payson
- Location given for Payson Old Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8156019 Lon: -91.2454214
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Payson Old 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |